The Five Elements (Gogyō no uchi): Water (unidentified); Earth (unidentified); Fire: Mimasu Gennosuke III as Sasahara Hayato and Arashi Shagan II as Nanbara Yaheiji in Ogura shikishi; Wood: Arashi Rikan IV as Yaegaki-hime in Honchō nijūshi kō; Metal: Fujikawa Tomokichi III as Shizuhata in Sesshū Watanabebashi kuyō

Maker(s)
Artist: Utagawa Yoshitaki 歌川芳滝 (1841-1899)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1861, 8th month
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2021.5.621.1-5
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Woodblock print

Keywords
Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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