A Box at the Kabuki Theater, from the illustrated book "Guide to the Actors' Dressing Rooms (Yakusha gakuya tsu)"

Creator Name

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806;
Kitagawa Utamaro

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Date

spring, 1799

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Title

A Box at the Kabuki Theater, from the illustrated book "Guide to the Actors' Dressing Rooms (Yakusha gakuya tsu)"

Creator

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806;
Kitagawa Utamaro

Worktype

woodblock print; print; asian art

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Material

Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

Dimensions

19.5 × 24.1 cm (left sheet); 16.4 × 22.4 cm (right sheet)

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Language

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Date

spring, 1799

Provenance

Charles F. Kelley Memorial Fund

Style Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Rights

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Public Domain

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Location

Japan

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806, A Box at the Kabuki Theater, from the illustrated book "Guide to the Actors' Dressing Rooms (Yakusha gakuya tsu)", spring, 1799, Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

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