An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

ca. 1825

Not on view

Toyoshige, also known as Toyokuni II, was a pupil and son-in-law of Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825). Since Toyoshige closely followed Toyokuni's late style, his works are often misidentified as his teacher's. A large red-lacquer sake cup at the upper right, balanced on a branch of plum blossoms and corresponding to a small sake cup that the woman is holding, reflects the image of a Kabuki actor.

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Title: An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup
Artist: Utagawa Toyoshige (Japanese, active 1802?–?1835)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1825
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; Image: 15 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (39.4 × 27.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Jack Greene Gift, 2001
Object Number: 2001.715.5
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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