Accession Number
2003/1.458

Title
Sawamura Tanosuke [II] as ... ya musume, Omiwa (?)

Artist(s)
Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1808-1816

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 7/16 in. x 10 3/16 in. ( 36.6 cm x 25.8 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Very little is known about actor Sawamura Tanosuke II.  He was born in 1788 and held the name Tanosuke from 1801 until his death in 1817.

Physical Description
This is a print of a woman seated on the ground next to a fence.  She wears a purple robe patterned with white and pink flowers and a black sash.  Her hair is elaborately decorated with ribbons and pins.  A tree grows near the fence behind her.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: Kawagen (cut off); Censor’s seal: Kiwame (cut off); Tofuya Mibu (cut off) musume Omiya, Sawamura Tanosuke

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
kabuki
kimonos
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)