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Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
The Actors Hagi no Isaburo and Bando Hikosaburo in a Theatrical Role
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn

The Actors Hagi no Isaburo and Bando Hikosaburo in a Theatrical Role

Dateca. 1800-05
Maker Utagawa Toyokuni Japanese, 1769 - 1825
Label TextToyokuni's actor prints are legion, their sheer volume leading to a gradual decline in quality. This is a fairly early example, however, dating approximately to the Kyowa era (1801-04) when Toyokuni focused on the expressive characters of individual actors. The high quality of the print reveals why the artist acquired a name for himself as an actor print specialist and reflects why so many students vied to call him their master.
Object number2014.32.8
Provenance[Peter Gilder, Arts and Designs of Japan, San Francisco, California]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 1980s; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2014
Photo CreditPhoto: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 38, reproduced p. 61.
Credit LineGift of Mary and Allan Kollar
Dimensions15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (38.4 x 25.7 cm)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Photo: Scott Leen
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