Liefdesgedicht voor Iwai Kumesaburo Iwai Kumesaburo (titel op object) Een kijkje achter de schermen bij de toneelspelers (serietitel) Yakusha gakuya tsu (serietitel), RP-P-1956-795, Utagawa Kunimasa, 1799

Identificationtitle(s): love poem for iwai kumesaburo. Iwai kumesaburo (title on object). A look behind the scenes at the actors (series title). Yakusha gakuya tsu (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-795. Description: bust portrait of the actor iwai kumesaburo i, in a female role, as a courtesan in blue and red kimono, depicted under a love poem addressed to him. Leaf from the japanese book yakusha gakuya tsu. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: utagawa kunimasa (mentioned on object), publisher: kazusaya chusuke. Place of manufacture: edo. Date: 1799. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 185 mm × w 126 mm. Subject: what: portrait of actor, actress. Who: iwai kumesaburo i. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: 1799.