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diptych print
Object Type
diptych print
Museum number
1908,0718,0.87.1-2
Description
Colour woodblock diptych print. The actors Bando Mitsugoro III as the wrestler Kaminari Tsurunosuke (left) and Sawamura Sojuro IV as the wrestler Narukami Kajinosuke in the play 'Sugata no hana azuma no Date-zome', performed at the Ichimura theatre in the third month, 1812.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国
Published by:
Suzuki Ihei
(?)
School/style
Utagawa School
Cultures/periods
Bunka Era
Production date
1812
Production place
Published in:
Edo
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
Dimensions
Height:
36.40 centimetres
Width:
48.60 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
actor/actress
wrestling/wrestler
kabuki
Associated names
Representation of:
Bando Mitsugoro III 三代目坂東三津五郎
Representation of:
Kaminari Tsurunosuke
Representation of:
Sawamura Sojuro IV 四代目澤村宗十郎
Representation of:
Narukami Kajinosuke
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Sugata no hana azuma no datezome
(play)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Hickman Bacon
Acquisition date
1908
Department
Asia
Registration number
1908,0718,0.87.1-2