Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75

Utagawa Kunihide (Japanese, active 1820s-1850s)c. 1838

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Title: Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75
Creator: Utagawa Kunihide (Japanese, active 1820s-1850s)
Date Created: c. 1838
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 37.5 x 26.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.68
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signed: 一峯斎国英画 Publisher: 川正（川口屋正蔵）
Fun Fact: This kabuki actor was known for playing bad guys. His fans would have collected this portrait as a memento following his death in May 1838.
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift of Claude Cassirer
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1977.68

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