Busteportret van Iwai Kumesaburo, Utagawa Kunimasa, 1797

The actor iwai kumesaburo as the feminine warrior tomoe gozen, in armor, holding a lance behind his back with his right hand. Scene from the play hiragana seisuiki, performed at the miyako-za in 1797. Label line: mentioned on object utagawa kunimasa (1773 - 1810), 1797, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Date: 1797. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 384 mm (15.11 in) blad Width: 256 mm (10.07 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Busteportret van Iwai Kumesaburo-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-663