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Jitsukawa Gakujuro II as a Samurai
ca. 1860-69 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, color, ink
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The actor Jitsukawa Gakujuro II, wearing the costume of a high-ranking samurai, has just drawn his sword to fight. He appears to be on a bridge, with waves in the foreground and sails on the horizon.
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Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2019 | Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Art of Collaboration. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 13/16 x W: 6 15/16 in. (25 x 17.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
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.
95.79