illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 2006,0216,0.1
Title: Object: Yakusha mono iwai 旦生言語備 (A Celebration of Actors)
Description: Illustrated book, 2 volumes. Illustrations of 49 actors, each with a poem. A table of the actors with their stage clan names (yago) and haiku pen names (haimyo) in the last page of each volume. Woodblock-printed text and images.
Producer name: Print artist: Ryukosai Jokei 流光斎如圭; Published by: Inaba Shin'emon; Published by: Murakami Kuhei
School/style: Ukiyo-e School; Osaka School
Cultures/periods: Edo Period; Tenmei Era
Production date: 1784
Production place: Published in: Osaka-shi
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Dimensions: Height: 23.60 centimetres (covers); Width: 16.80 centimetres (covers)
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki; haiku
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Acquisition date: 2006
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2006,0216,0.1
Additional IDs: Japanese Illustrated Book number: JIB.973

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