The Syllable Ma for Masakado: Actors Iwai Kumesaburo III as Takiyasha-hime and Nakamura Fukusuke (?) as Ôtaku Tarô



The Syllable Ma for Masakado: Actors Iwai Kumesaburo III as Takiyasha-hime and Nakamura Fukusuke (?) as Ôtaku Tarô
1856
woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
36.4 x 23.9 cm (overall)
Credit line
Gift of David Forrest CBE and Jánis Nedéla through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Accession number
20233G41
Signature and date
Signed, printed in block, l.l., in Japanese, ink "..." translated as "Toyokuni ga". Not dated.
Collection area
Asian art - Japan
Image credit
Photo: Stewart Adams