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見立三国志 牛若の源治|Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Ushiwaka no Genji in the Kabuki play A Parody of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Mitate Sangokushi-Ushiwaka no Genji) by Toyohara Kunichika

見立三国志 牛若の源治|Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Ushiwaka no Genji in the Kabuki play A Parody of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Mitate Sangokushi-Ushiwaka no Genji)

Toyohara Kunichika · 1868

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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1868
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm)
Collection
Asian Art
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960
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Toyohara Kunichika

Toyohara Kunichika, a prolific ukiyo-e master, captured the vibrant world of Kabuki theater and society, bridging the Edo and Meiji periods with his bold woodblock prints.

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