Samurai Actor
Kitagawa Utamaro (Tokyo 1753 – Tokyo 1806)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
365 x 245 mm; 535 mm (Height); 410 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland (Accredited Museum)
NT 1226405
Caption
A print of a Samurai Actor by Kitagawa Utamaro reflected the relationship between the Armstrong's and the Tokujwa family.
Summary
Woodblock print, after Utamaro (d.1806), 19th-20th century reprint, in plain black wood frame.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
Kitagawa Utamaro (Tokyo 1753 – Tokyo 1806), artist