Vermomde courtisane, Sadamasu (II) , Utagawa, 1840 - 1841

Title(s)

Vermomde courtisane

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-2009-142

Description

Toneelspeler Ichikawa Morinosuke II in de rol van de vermomde courtisane Atsumori, in het stuk ‘Suma no Miyako Gempei tsutsuji’. Atsumori was een tayu, een courtisane van de allerhoogste rang.

Artist

• printmaker: Sadamasu (II) , Utagawa (mentioned on object)

Place

Osaka

Dating

1840 - 1841

Material

• paper

Technique

color woodcut

Measurements

height 252 mm × width 174 mm

What

• portrait of actor, actress
• courtesan, hetaera
• female impersonation by actor

Who

• Ichikawa Morinosuke

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 13-May-2009

Copyright

Public domain