Portrait of the Actor Seki Sanjurō II in a Samurai (Warrior) Role
after Utagawa Kunisada (Tokyo 1786 - Tokyo 1864)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
355 x 240 mm; 520 mm (Height); 395 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1226408
Summary
Woodblock print, ink and pigments on paper, the actor Seki Sanjurō II in a samurai (warrior) role, brandishing a sword, possibly part of a triptych, after Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), possibly 1820s–30s, signed lower left Kunisada ga (picture by Kunisada).
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
after Utagawa Kunisada (Tokyo 1786 - Tokyo 1864), artist