Actor as Danshichi Kurōbei reflected in a sake cup, which floats on a stream surrounded by floating maple leaves. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1863.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
Date:
Month 6, 1863
Reference:
36053i
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Description

Sake cups as a frame for actor portraits were used by Kunisada I; his pupil floats the cups on a stream amid floating maple leaves

Half-length figures

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 6, 1863.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Contributors

Lettering

Umechōrō Kunisada-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal, actor's name, actor's role and set title

Notes

Actors in sake cups

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36053i

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