The Eight Generations of the Ichikawa Clan of Kabuchi Actors
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni III
(born Edo, Japan, 1786; died Edo, Japan, 1865)
Datecirca 1850
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (32.4 x 23.7 cm) for each sheet
Mat Overall: 20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- portraiture
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.125.7 A-C
DescriptionEight small actor prints. All are close-ups of the actor's faces and expressions. The background is patterned with small yellow triangles and squares.On View
Not on viewUtagawa Toyokuni
late 1810s
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
circa 1850