The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro VIII and Segawa Kikunojo V

Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium: Woodblock print

Geograhical Locations:

• Japan

Dates:ca. 1835

Dimensions: 8 8/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.6 x 18.7 cm)

Collections:

• Asian Art

Exhibitions:

• Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770–1900

Accession Number: X1051.7

Image: X1051.7_SL1.JPG,

Catalogue Description:
Surimono (privately published print featuring poetry). Standing Kabuki actors in front of a plum tree; male actor in reddish kimono with floral design and black tabi socks holds a black umbrella; the other next to him in black outfit with geometric design probably plays a courtesan. Two poems on the upper left. Condition: Colors in good state. All edges worn and frayed slightly. Paper has yellowed.

Brooklyn Museum