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Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Nakayama Tomisaburō without Make-Up from the book Actors on Both Sides of the Leaf, 1803

About the object

This sheet shows the actor Nakayama Tomisaburo in private as he plays on a koto - a Japanese zither. The page is from a book for devotees of Kabuki theatre. Famous actors were presented in two aspects on facing pages: in one they would be wearing their costume on stage, whereas the other showed them without their make-up.

Object information

Title
Nakayama Tomisaburō without Make-Up from the book Actors on Both Sides of the Leaf
People/Origin
Utagawa Toyokuni I. (1769 - 1825, Artist) GND
Object Type
Printed graphics
Dating
1803
Place
Japan, Ostasien, Asien (Fundort/Herkunft)
Dimensions
Width 150.0 mm, Height 200.0 mm
Height 200.0 mm, Width 150.0 mm (Blatt)
Height 500.0 mm, Width 400.0 mm (Passepartout)
Keywords
Kultur, Ostasien, Druckgraphik, Ethnologie
Inventory Number
V/2316
Museum
Ethnologische Sammlung des Museum Natur und Mensch
Location
Nicht ausgestellt
Access
Kauf, 1956
Collector
Carl Schermer
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