Sawamura Kunitarô as Onô, wife of … (with young boy in tow, at a crossroads) (part of a series with 2003/1.605, 606)
Utagawa Kunihiro
Description
Subject Matter:
Very little is known about Osaka actor Sawamura Kunitarō II. He held the name Kunitarō from 1819 until his death in the spring of 1836.
Physical Description:
In this print, a woman kneels on the ground near a road marker. Next to her is a young boy, also kneeling. In the background are checker-like fields and a row of mountains. Three birds fly above them.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunihiro-ga; Publisher’s seal: Ten, Tenki; Jū[undeciphered] nyōbō Onō, Sawamura Kunitarō
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