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Sawamura Tanosuke [II] as … ya musume, Omiwa (?)

Utagawa Kunisada

Artwork Details

Sawamura Tanosuke [II] as … ya musume, Omiwa (?)
1808-1816
Utagawa Kunisada
woodblock print on paper
14 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (36.6 x 25.8 cm); ;
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.458

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Description

Subject Matter:

Very little is known about actor Sawamura Tanosuke II.  He was born in 1788 and held the name Tanosuke from 1801 until his death in 1817.

Physical Description:

This is a print of a woman seated on the ground next to a fence.  She wears a purple robe patterned with white and pink flowers and a black sash.  Her hair is elaborately decorated with ribbons and pins.  A tree grows near the fence behind her.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: Kawagen (cut off); Censor’s seal: Kiwame (cut off); Tofuya Mibu (cut off) musume Omiya, Sawamura Tanosuke

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