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Utagawa Toyokuni I

ca. 1795 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

This well-preserved, brightly colored print is one of three from the series that depict actors from the same play—"The Disputes of the Kaga Daimyo Family"—under a blossoming cherry tree. The Osaka-born actor Onoe Matsusuke (1744–1815) could play various types of male and female roles. Here, he is depicted as the power-hungry Lady Iwafuji, her wickedness expressed in facial features such as a tightly closed mouth and narrowed eyes.

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Date

ca. 1795

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936