Kabuki Actor - Beauty in Moonlight
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ill)
(Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Date1857
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (image/sheet): 35.9 x 25 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Atholl Sutherland-Brown
Object number2010.014.006
DescriptionImage depicts a scene at night with a woman actor wearing a kimono, standing under a tree with blossoms, and gazing over her shoulder at the crescent moon. There are buildings in the background.Colour: red; blue; black; brown
Status
Not on viewUtagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ill)
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ill)
1820-30
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ill)