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The actor Yamanaka Heikuro I as a demon, c. 1706. Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e.
Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e · 26.4 × 16.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The actor Yamanaka Heikuro I as a demon
- Artist
- Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729
- Date
- c. 1706
- Medium
- Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e
- Dimensions
- 26.4 × 16.3 cm (10 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.