Album of actor prints 'Surprising things' (Mezurashisashi)

Hirosada Gosoutei
Japan
active 1824-63

Album of actor prints 'Surprising things' (Mezurashisashi)
1851
28 woodblock prints, ink and colour on paper, metallic pigments
Place made
Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Medium
28 woodblock prints, ink and colour on paper, metallic pigments
Dimensions
26.0 x 19.0 cm (each image)
Credit line
Elizabeth and Tom Hunter Fund 2008
Accession number
20086G51
Signature and date
Inscribed: Poem (inside cover) "I want to hear the voices when I look at these pictures" Utsushie, koware mongansu, hara Bisanjin, artist and publisher seals.
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan
Image credit
Photos: ^$