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Silhouette of kabuki actor Ganhachi
c. 186719th century
22 3/4 in. x 17 7/8 in. (57.79 cm x 45.4 cm)
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Ochiai), Japanese, (1833–1904)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Oban; multicolored woodblock print on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Dick Glover
Accession Number:
2003.024
Object Description
Above the silhouette of a kabuki actor’s head is a poem in the upper right corner. In the upper left corner is a cartouche with a close-up view of the head of the actor shown in make-up. This print is from the series titled “Moon Silhouettes of Kabuki Actors” and portrays the actor Ganhachi from Makoto no Tsuki Han. The print has a signature of Utagawa Yoshiiku and a publisher’s date of 1867.
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