Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Jiraiya (center) with a Monster Toad
Utagawa KUNIYOSHI 歌川国芳
(Japanese, 1798-1861)
Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Jiraiya (center) with a Monster Toad
Date1852, 7th month
Mediumcolor woodblock print; triptych
Dimensionssheet (a-oban): 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
sheet (b-oban): 14 × 9 5/8 in. (35.6 × 24.4 cm)
sheet (c-oban): 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
mat: 18 × 34 in. (45.7 × 86.4 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of the Frederick B. Kellam collection
Object number1971.3.76a-c
Subject(s)
- animal
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Japanese
- Ukiyo-e
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Utagawa KUNIYOSHI 歌川国芳
first issued ca. late 1830s
Utagawa KUNISADA 歌川国貞
series first issued late 1840s
