Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865)mid-1810s

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Title: Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)
Creator: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865)
Date Created: mid-1810s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Provenance: Hans Popper (sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, October 6, 1972, lot 270), Eugene V. Thaw
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.332
Medium: color woodblock print, with mica
Inscriptions: Signature: Gototei Kunisada ga Publisher: Kawaguchi Uhei (Kawaguchi, emblem) Censorship Seal: kiwame
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1985.332

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