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Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise

Bunchō1769

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

The play <em>Snowflakes: Plum Blossom Kaomise</em> was performed at the Ichimura Theater in 1769.

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  • Title: Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise
  • Creator: Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, dates unknown)
  • Date Created: 1769
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 30.6 x 14 cm (12 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: (Vickery, Atkins & Torrey, San Francisco, CA), Edward L. Whittemore [1862–1930], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.173
  • Medium: color woodblock print
  • Original Title: 「雪梅顔見勢」初世尾上菊五郎の泉三郎
  • Inscriptions: 落款 一筆文齊調画 守氏
  • Fun Fact: The character's name, Izumi, appears on the right sleeve of the actor's robe.
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
  • Collection: Japanese Art
  • Accession Number: 1930.173
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