Accession Number
2003/1.452

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Shirokiya Okoma

Artist(s)
Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1831

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 5/16 in. x 9 13/16 in. ( 36.4 cm x 25 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Actor Iwai Shijaku I, also known as Iwai Hanshirō VII, was the oldest son of Iwai Hanshirō V.  He was born in 1804 and died in 1845.

Physical Description
This print is a portrait of a woman against a blue background.  Her hair is decorated with large pins, and she wears a striped robe.  There are lines of calligraphy in the space above the portrait. The portrait is framed in a mirror.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: Tsutakichi; Censor’s seal: Kiwame; Shirokiya Okoma, Iwai Shijaku

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
actors (performing artists)
kabuki
portraits
theater (discipline)