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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The curse of Kasane [Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the ghost Kasane] (Kasane okon), 1838

Description

Maker

  • Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendō), Japanese, publisher
  • Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865, Japanese

Title

The curse of Kasane [Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the ghost Kasane] (Kasane okon)

Year

1838

Medium

Polychrome wood block

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 38.7 x 26.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Gototei Kunisada ga

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.043.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

19th-Century Japanese Printmaking, Part I

September 9 - December 6, 1998

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is The curse of Kasane [Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the ghost Kasane] (Kasane okon) with the accession number of 1987.043.1. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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