by Artist (5)
Toyohara Kunichika,
Japanese,
(1835–1900)
The Drinker, c. 1880's
Ink on Paper
36.8 cm x 69 cm (14 1/2 in. x 27 3/16 in.)
The Drinker, c. 1880's
Ink on Paper
36.8 cm x 69 cm (14 1/2 in. x 27 3/16 in.)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
2001.2.34
Edition
Fine impression with gauffrage.
Marks
There are eight signatures and text blocks on the piece.
Medium
Colored ink woodblock on off-white paper. Oban triptych.
Object Description
Meiji period color woodblock triptych with two scenes of the kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji I. In one he is dressed as a low caste Samurai drinking from a bamboo handled water ladle, in the other he is costumed as a high class bijin.
Publisher
Fukuda Kumajiro.
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