Iwai Hanshirō IV as Shigenoi in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku Japanese

1794

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Artwork Details

東洲斎写楽画四代岩井半四郎の重の井『恋女房染分手綱』
Title: Iwai Hanshirō IV as Shigenoi in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"
Artist: Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1794
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/5 x 9 3/5 in. (37.1 x 24.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
Object Number: JP1523
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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