The Syllable A: Matsumoto Kinshō II as Kimura Okaemon Sadayuki, from the series Tales of the Loyal Samurai

Artist/Maker Utagawa Kunisada I 初代目歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Date1860s

MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (34.9 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (36.2 × 25.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dominique H. Vasseur (OC 1973)

PortfolioTales of the Loyal Samurai

Object number2024.9.18

Status

Not on view

Collections

Asian

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