Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, Utagawa Yoshitaki

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Utagawa Yoshitaki, Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni
Utagawa Yoshitaki, Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni
Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni
circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
1841–1899
Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): left 248 x 182 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): right 248 x 185 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 9 3/4 x 7 5/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 248 x 367 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1983.0030
Not on display
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Archive Label date unknown: Yoshitaki, a leading designer of theatrical prints in Osaka, depicts the actor Nakamura Sojuro as Mitsukuni. He glares fearlessly at eight apparitions, one of which stares at him upside down. The ghosts seem comic, curious, frightening, and also somewhat sad, as though they know they can never defeat such a gallant hero.