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Kataoka Gadô as Tokushima Gohei: P.99-1999

Titles

Kataoka Gadô as Tokushima Gohei

Maker(s)

Kunishige (Designer)

Description

3 ôban sheets

Notes

History note: Private collection, Boston; Israel Goldman

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by Goldman, Israel

Dating

19th century
Production date: AD 1849

Note

Made in connection with a performance at the Chikugo (Ônishi) Theatre in Osaka, in the fourth month of 1849. Kunishige may be the same artist who signed himself Shigeharu (1803-53) and was a pupil of Kunihiro.

School or Style

Ukiyo-e Japanese

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Metallic pigment

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper

Techniques used in production

Colour printing Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.99-1999
Primary reference Number: 9495

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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