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Bust portrait of an actor as Ôhara Takematsu: P.25-2001

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust portrait of an actor as Ôhara Takematsu

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks, Ôban, 1860 (Monkey). Publisher: Yebisuya Shôchichi (at Terifurichô), engraver: Yokogawa Takejirô. Luxury edition with additional printing effects, see P.26-2001 for an impression from the standard edition.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2001) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1860

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.25-2001
Primary reference Number: 182917
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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