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Tetraptych: Ka, cho, fu, getsu
(Japan and Korea )
These four actors are featured together in a "mitate," or imaginary performance, composition. Each print in the tetraptych has a background theme, which is also identified by a Chinese character: flower, bird, wind, and moon (right to left). The actors are identified as follows (from the right): Arashi Rikan II, Seki Sanjuro II, Nakamura Shikan II, and Nakamura Tomijro II.
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Provenance
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Mrs. Peggy W. Fuller [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1988, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 9/16 x 40 9/16 in. (37 x 103 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Peggy W. Fuller, 1988
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.292