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Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune)

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Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune), 1777. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e.

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Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e · 30.2 × 13.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune)
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815
Date
1777
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
Dimensions
30.2 × 13.6 cm (11 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1752–1815

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune) · Torii Kiyonaga, 1777
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Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune), Torii Kiyonaga

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