FICHE 20658
(1786 - 1864)
Otsu: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matahei
Woodblock print
1852
Fine impression on Japan paper, signed Toyokuni ga, plate from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road, published by Sumiyoshiya Mcasagorô. Censor seal aratame, rat 5.
Sheet: ôban (333 x 235 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston
Condition: very slight spots on the actor's face, laid on another paper.