Accession Number
2003/1.586.1

Title
Good and Evil, Two Sides of the Same Leaf: Two Dancers

Artist(s)
Utagawa Fusatane

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1867

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 3/16 in x 9 7/16 in (36.04 cm x 23.97 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Physical Description
This is an image of two men dancing.  Each holds a drum and stick.  They wear matching blue and gray short robes and gray sashes.  Water is visible behind them.

This is the left panel of a diptych (with 2003/1.586.2).

Inscriptions: Author's signature: Fusatane ga; Publisher's seal: Tsujiokaya; Carver's seal: Horikane; Censors' seal: u 5, aratame

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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actors
dancers
drums (membranophones)
kabuki
theater (discipline)
trees