Yoshiwara station, from the series, Fifty-three Stations along the Tokaido

Object Details

• Artist

  Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865)

• Description

  The print depicts the actor Iwai Kumesaburo III in the role of Konami, from the play "Kanadehon Chushingura." Possibly the left side of a diptych formed with S2015.3.23.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Lora C. and Ralph H. Redford

• Type

  Print

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• Date

  1850s

• Name

  Utagawa, Kunisada

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Late Edo period (1716 - 1868), Art, Actors and actresses, Tokaido, Japanese Art, Portraits

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints