Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 111863

The Actor Arashi Tatsuzö as Kyögoku-Takumi in the play Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunimasa歌川国政
Date / 年代: 1796
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 208 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 星野アカリ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

These prints were produced after the early innovations of artists like Harunobu, who are credited with the invention of full color printing, or nishiki-e (brocade prints). Actor prints were common by the late 18th century, and served as popular advertisements for Kabuki actors. In order to stand out from other prints, the printers sometimes used mica grounds, created by sprinkling mica over a glue base. These prints were conserved in 2005. (displayed with cat. no. 21754 at the Into the Light exhibition 2005)

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