Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Masaki Shôsaburô
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(1786 Edo, Japan - 1865 Edo, Japan)
Date1861
Mediumwoodblock print on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 3/4 × 10 in. (37.5 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, from the collection of Judith Weischel Carr, gift of Peter Eller
Object numberPC2020.5.25
DescriptionA color woodblock print of a man holding a sword and cleaning its blade. He stands above a male figure lying on the ground with left arm and leg raised. Cherry blossoms above are framed by the night sky.On View
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