Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni

Utagawa Yoshitaki, artist

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

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Salina Art Center: Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art

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.

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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.