Actors as a pair of travelling lovers. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1859.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
Date:
Month 3, 1859
Reference:
35810i
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Description

Both actors wear travellers hats and cloaks

The blue eyebrows of the woman indicate she is married: married women shave their eyebrows

Half-length figures

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 3, 1859.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 35810i

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