Busteportret van Iwai Kumesaburo, RP-P-1956-663, Utagawa Kunimasa, 1797

Identificationtitle(s): bust portrait of iwai kumesaburo. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-663. Catalog reference: jap cat ii 151. Description: the actor iwai kumesaburo as the female 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. Production. Manufacturer: printmaker: utagawa kunimasa (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: 1797. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: nishiki-e / color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 384 mm × w 256 mmsubject. Who: iwai kumesaburo i. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: 1797.