Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gonpachi
Unknown Artist
c. 1868–1943
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
30.6 × 16.6 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
Accession Number
1943.41
About this artwork
This unsigned work shows two actors portraying the "based on real events" story of ill-fated lovers. It may have been inspired by the work of print designer Kitagawa Utamaro on the same theme.