A Conversation
ca. 1850-1855 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, color, ink
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The play depicted in this print has not yet been identified, but the two actors here could be husband and wife, or innkeeper and guest. The double-portrait format is unusual; Hirosada's half-length portraits ("okubi-e") usually feature just an individual actor.
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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.
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 18 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.
95.98