Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)

Juyōdō Toshikuni 壽陽堂歳国 Japanese

1826

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壽陽堂歳国画『中村芝翫楽屋之図』
Title: Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)
Artist: Juyōdō Toshikuni 壽陽堂歳国 (Japanese, active ca. 1816–1830s)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1826
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; Image: 14 5/8 × 10 1/8 in. (37.1 × 25.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
Object Number: 2011.132
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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