Accession Number
2009/2.18

Title
Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face

Artist(s)
Ueno Tadamasa

Object Creation Date
circa 1940

Medium & Support
ink and gray mica on paper

Dimensions
16 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( 40.64 cm x 26.67 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Stuart Katz

Subject matter
Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor as a samurai, possibly Sword-face.

Physical Description
Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor on gray mica ground. Actor appears to be playing the role of a samurai, with his hair in a top-knot, a family crest on the arm of his kimono, and a sword complete with scabbard ornament. His head tilts downward seriously as his hand reaches to unsheath his sword.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Rights
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Keywords
Ukiyo-e
actors (performing artists)
prints (visual works)
swords
theaters (buildings)