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Utagawa Toyokuni I

1798–99 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Ichikawa Komazo III (1764–1838), part of Danjuro's troupe, became a popular actor with the nickname Hanataka ("high nose") Koshiro. (He was also known as Matsumoto Koshiro V.) This print portrays him in the role of Kameo, and Iwai Yonesaburo [Kumesasburō] plays his wife, Oyasu. Toyokuni captures the closeness of the couple, the complementary tilts of their heads suggesting that they are of one mind.

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Date

1798–99

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919