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Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

Kitao Shigemasa

1756–1776

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Actors Bando Hikosaburo II as Watanabe no Tsuna and Matsumoto Tomijuro as Hakamadare no Yasusuke in the play "Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1765

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo II as Watanabe no Tsuna and Matsumoto Tomijuro as Hakamadare no Yasusuke in the play "Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1765

Kitao Shigemasa, 1765

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa, 1760

Courtesans of Tsuruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Courtesans of Tsuruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

The Treasure Ship

The Treasure Ship

Kitao Shigemasa, 1773

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Kitao Shigemasa, 1768

Courtesans of Ogiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Courtesans of Ogiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan)

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan)

Kitao Shigemasa, 1770

Beauties of the East

Beauties of the East

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Night Rain at a Shrine

Night Rain at a Shrine

Kitao Shigemasa, 1760

Daisies and Two Makimono

Daisies and Two Makimono

Kitao Shigemasa, 1790

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764