Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽
Japanese, active 1794-95
Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo
Japanese, 1748-1797
The actors Ichikawa Omezo I (R) as Tomita Hyotaro and Otani Oniji III (L) as Kawashima Jibugoro
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Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽
Japanese, active 1794-95
Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo
Japanese, 1748-17971794
The actors Ichikawa Omezo I (R) as Tomita Hyotaro and Otani Oniji III (L) as Kawashima Jibugoro
Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95 Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Japanese, 1748-1797 →Japanese (culture or style)printasian art
Date
1794
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
37 × 24.7 cm (14 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
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