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The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō

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This print depicts actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the sculptor Hidari Jingoro (left), onnagata actor Onoe Baiko IV as the life-size doll of a courtesan (center), and onnagata actor Arashi Koroku V as Jingoro's wife Otsuya (right) in the 1847 production of the kabuki dance "Shiki no hina Asakusa hakkei" at the Kawarasaki theater.

Classification: Prints

Creditline: Anonymous gift, 2006 (29000)

Dimensions: 14 13/16 x 27 13/16 in. (37.7 x 70.7 cm)

Display Date: 1847

Height: 37.7000000000

Medium: Ink and color on paperTechnique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)

Onview: 0

People: Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

Source Id: 107

Width: 70.7000000000

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