Title:
The actors Yamashita Kinsaku and Ichikawa Danjuro II as a courtesan of the Hirano House and a street vendor
Creator/Contributor:
Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706-1763; published by Igaya Kanemon
Date:
1725-1730
Identifier:
1967.25.1
Format:
Hoso-e, undivided diptych
Woodcut printed in black varnish-like ink (urushi-e), with hand-coloring and brass powder
13 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches inches
Notes:
Inscription: Recto, signed Torii Kiyomasu hitsu at l.l. and l.r.
Provenance: Raymond E. Lewis, San Francisco
Subject:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres); female impersonators