Honchô gishinden, Sadamasu (II) , Utagawa, 1848

Title(s)

Honchô gishinden (title on object)
Verhalen uit ons land over eer en loyaliteit

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-2009-138

Inscriptions / marks

• date

Description

Toneelspeler Jitsukawa Enzaburô I in de rol van Asojirô in het stuk ‘Shôutsushi atagao banashi’, opgevoerd in de vijfde maand van 1848 in het Wakadayû Theater

Artist

• print maker: Sadamasu (II) , Utagawa (mentioned on object)

Place

Osaka

Dating

May-1848

Material

• paper

Technique

color woodcut

Measurements

height 252 mm × width 177 mm

What

• portrait of actor, actress
• hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
• lantern

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 13-May-2009

Copyright

Public domain