Actor Ichikawa Kodanji seated on bedding revealing a tattoo of a skull amid grasses on his left arm. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1861.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
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1861
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35767i
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view Actor Ichikawa Kodanji seated on bedding revealing a tattoo of a skull amid grasses on his left arm. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1861.

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Actor Ichikawa Kodanji seated on bedding revealing a tattoo of a skull amid grasses on his left arm. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1861. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bedding is carefully rendered: the low screen around it excludes draughts and is covered with prints, including three actor prints by Kunisada

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1861.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal, actor's name and actor's role

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Wellcome Collection 35767i

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