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Toyohara Kunichika

The sinking of the steamship off Kii Province: The actors Ichikawa Danjurō IX as Kondō Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo

Description

Maker

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900)

Title

The sinking of the steamship off Kii Province: The actors Ichikawa Danjurō IX as Kondō Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1887

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Vertical ōban diptych: 74.3 x 25.7 cm (29 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Oju (by commission) Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

Seals: Artist's toshidama seal

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs

Object Number

1998.72.5

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

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The sinking of the steamship off Kii Province: The actors Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Kondo Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo, Edo (Japanese period)

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Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900)
The sinking of the steamship off Kii Province: The actors Ichikawa Danjurō IX as Kondō Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo, 1887
Polychrome woodblock print
Vertical ōban diptych: 74.3 x 25.7 cm (29 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches)
Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs 1998.72.5

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