Nakamura Karoku [I], as the wife, …
Utagawa Kunisada
Description
Subject Matter:
Very little is known about actor Namakura Karoku I. He was born in 1781 and held the name Karoku from 1804 until his death in 1859.
Physical Description:
The woman in this print sits below a bare tree branch. She wears a blue robe with white swirls and an outer robe with blue and orange leaves.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: Kawashō han; Censor’s seal: kiwame; Nyōbō O[undeciphered characters], Nakamura Karoku
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