Oshiguma of Kikumasa VI

Rokudai Kikumasa

Early 20th century

  • Titles Oshiguma of Kikumasa VI (Descriptive)@Facial Impression of Makeup Worn by the Kabuki Actor Kikumasa VI ((not entered))
  • Artist Rokudai Kikumasa, Japanese
  • Medium ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions sheet: 21 7/8 × 14 1/2 in. (55.6 × 36.8 cm) mount: 57 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (146.1 × 50.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift from the Shiro Kuma Collection of Edwin and Rhena Symmes in honor of Donald A. Wood for his dedication to increasing awareness of Japanese art in the Southeast, AFI.158.2017
  • Work Type hanging scroll
  • Classification Recreational Artifacts

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