Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
- Date:
- 1860/[1920?]
- Reference:
- 570995i
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Description
Six masks depicting different characters found in Japanese dramas, represented as on the stage and all introduced by the chorus-like figure on the right
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1860/[1920?]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 21.7 x 36.8 cm
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Lettering
Includes stamps and inscriptions in Japanese script
Lettering in Japanese
Reference
Wellcome Collection 570995i
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Location Status Access Closed stores