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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

Artwork Details

Sawamura Kunitarô as Onô, wife of … (with young boy in tow, at a crossroads) (part of a series with 2003/1.605, 606)
1831-1835
Utagawa Kunihiro
color woodblock print on paper
15 3/16 in. x 10 3/16 in. ( 38.5 cm x 25.8 cm )
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.604

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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