Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi

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Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi, c. 1820s. Color woodblock print; sheet from oban pentaptych (another sheet: 1926.767).

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Color woodblock print; sheet from oban pentaptych (another sheet: 1926.767) · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyasu Japanese, 1794-1832
Date: c. 1820s
Medium: Color woodblock print; sheet from oban pentaptych (another sheet: 1926.767)
Credit line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1794–1832

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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