Amusements of Kabuki Actors of the “Third Floor” [Dressing Room] (Yakusha sangaikyō), by Shikitei Sanba 俳優三階興

Utagawa Toyokuni I 歌川豊国一世 Japanese

1801

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『俳優三階興』
Title: Amusements of Kabuki Actors of the “Third Floor” [Dressing Room] (Yakusha sangaikyō), by Shikitei Sanba 俳優三階興
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I 歌川豊国一世 (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1801
Culture: Japan
Medium: Set of polychrome woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 6 in. (21.6 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: JIB38a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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