Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV and Nakamura Shikan IV Cooling by Summer Moon

Toyohara Kunichika

Edo period (1615-1868), 1867

  • Titles Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV and Nakamura Shikan IV Cooling by Summer Moon (Proper)@「凉月清暑猛」　四代目市村家橘　四代目中村芝翫 (Proper)@Actors Cooling by Summer Moon (Former title)
  • Artist Toyohara Kunichika, Japan, 1835 - 1900
  • Medium ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions 14 x 9 3/4 in. each sheet (35.6 x 24.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. Allan Spitz and Anne Spitz in memory of Mariko Shida, 2005.91a-b
  • Work Type woodblock print, diptych
  • Classification Prints

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