Actor as Danshichi Kurōbei reflected in a sake cup, which floats on a stream surrounded by floating maple leaves. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1863.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
- Date:
- Month 6, 1863
- Reference:
- 36053i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Sake cups as a frame for actor portraits were used by Kunisada I; his pupil floats the cups on a stream amid floating maple leaves
Half-length figures
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 6, 1863.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Umechōrō Kunisada-ga
Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal, actor's name, actor's role and set title
Notes
Actors in sake cups
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36053i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores