Accession Number2003/1.432
TitleMemorial portrait of Iwai Hanshirô [VI], gazing at an image of the late Segawa Kikunojô [V] as Miyagino
Artist(s)Utagawa KunisadaArtist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Date1836Medium & Supportwoodblock print on paperDimensions 13 7/8 in. x 9 9/16 in. ( 35.2 cm x 24.3 cm )
Credit LineGift of Dr. James HayesLabel copyThis is an unusual print in several ways. It is dated to the eighth day of the fourth month of the Tempyô year, 1836, which was the day of Iwai Hanshirô VI's death. The print shows Hanshirô gazing at an image of Segawa Kikunojô V, another great onnagata, who had died in 1831.
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