Object number1987.20.16.b
The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the maid Meshitsukai Ohatsu fighting the lady-in-waiting with parasol Tsubone Iwafuji, played by actor Ichikawa Dajuro VIII, 1851, a scene from the kabuki play Hana To Mimasu Yayoi No Hatsuyaku
Date1851
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(Japanese, 1786-1864)
Publisher
Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō)
(Japanese)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Credit LineGift of Justine Lewis Keidel, class of 1937
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c (Edo period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, of center, lower right, artist's signature in block: 豊国画(年玉枠) (Toyokuni ga (toshidama cartouche)
InscribedOn recto, upper right, in block: 局岩藤 (Tsubone Iwafuji)
MarkingsOn recto, lower left, publisher's seal in block: [Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô)]
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