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Interior of a Kabuki Theater
Japanese
Edo period
late 1790s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 74.4 cm (14 x 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gordon Abbott, Mrs. George L. Batchelder, Jr., and Mrs. Francis B. Lothrop
Accession Number50.4046-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #95 (other version); Nagata et al, The NY and NJ Ukiyo-e Collection (exh. cat., 1997), #54 (other version); Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #225 (same version as 11.17141-2)
DescriptionTriptych: 50.4046 (left), 50.4047 (center), 50.4048 (right)
Another version, with a different scene in the center sheet: 11.17141-2 (center and left sheets only)
Another version, with a different scene in the center sheet: 11.17141-2 (center and left sheets only)
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Provenance1950, gift of Gordon Abbott (Manchester), Mrs. George L. Batchelder, Jr. (Beverly), and Mrs. Francis B. Lothrop (Boston). (Accession date: December 14, 1950)