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Object Type: print
Museum number: 2008,3037.21324
Title: Object: Ichikawa Danjuro as Yoshiie 市川団十郎の義家
Description: Colour woodblock print, oban tate-e. The Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Hachimantaro Yoshiie in the play 'Oshu Adachigahara' at the Kawarasaki theatre in the ninth month of 1839 (Tenpo 10).
Producer name: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳; Inscription by: Umenoya Kakuju 梅屋鶴寿
Cultures/periods: Tenpo Era
Production date: 1839
Production place: Made in: Edo (historic)
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock; colour
Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres; Width: 23.90 centimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki; warrior
Associated names: Representation of: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII 八代目市川団十郎; Associated with: Minamoto no Yoshiie 源義家
Associated places: Associated with: Kawarasaki-za; Associated with: Adachigahara
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Donated by: American Friends of the British Museum
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Prof Arthur R Miller
Acquisition date: 2008
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2008,3037.21324
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: 21324 (Miller Collection number)

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