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