An actor as Kumago Naozane before a station on Tokaidō highway. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1852.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
- Date:
- Month 5, 1852
- Reference:
- 36011i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Portrait of an unidentified actor as Kumagao Naozone; the river bank in the background serves to remind the viewer of his confrontation with young Prince Atsumori by the sea
Half-length figures
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 5, 1852.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Toyokuni-ga
Bears censor's seal, actor's role and set title
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36011i
Notes
From the series of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō highway
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores