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Actor Portrait
ca. 1847-51 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, color, ink, gold color metallic pigment
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The actor wears the costume of a commoner and holds a rifle. It appears that he is being hoisted in a rope chair. His role name is printed in metallic gold colored characters at the top.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990
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.
95.309