Actor Seki Sanjūrō III, from the series Portraits as True Likenesses in the Moonlight

Utagawa Yoshiiku

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Caption

Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904). Actor Seki Sanjūrō III, from the series Portraits as True Likenesses in the Moonlight, 1867, 3rd month. Color woodblock print on paper, 13 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (35.1 x 23.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 81.297.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Actor Seki Sanjūrō III, from the series Portraits as True Likenesses in the Moonlight

Date

1867, 3rd month

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

13 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (35.1 x 23.0 cm)

Signatures

Chōkarō Yoshiiku sha (朝霞楼芳幾写)

Markings

Publisher: Hirookaya Kōsuke (Kikujudō)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti

Accession Number

81.297.9

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