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Object Type
Museum number: 1965,0612,0.4
Description: Woodblock print. Kabuki. Actor as female chanter Umegae seated playing samisen. Urushi-e on paper.
Producer name
Production date: 1717-1750 (floruit)
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials: paper; urushi
Technique: urushi-e; woodblock
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Curator's comments: This may be a portrait of a certain Umegae, who led a novel troupe of female acrobats in a brief run of perfomances at the Shiba Shimmei shrine. After a few months of wild popularity they were arrested for breaking sumptuary laws regarding the use of gold in costumes.(Label copy, TTC, 1998)
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki; musical instrument
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1965
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1965,0612,0.4

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