The actor Onoe Kikugoro als Shirai Gompachi
Utagawa Hirosada
1848
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
252; 366
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
kleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken, met blinddruk en polijsting
About the Artist
Utagawa Hirosada · 1825–1875
**Utagawa Hirosada (also known as Konishi Hirosada or Gosōtei Hirosada) was a leading Osaka-based ukiyo-e artist of the late Edo period, renowned for his prolific output of kabuki actor prints.** Active primarily from the 1820s through the 1860s (with some sources listing activity from around 1819–1863 or 1825–1875), he specialized in *yakusha-e* (actor portraits) and *kamigata-e*, the distinctive...