Actor Kawarasaki Gonjurō as a young man, wringing out his wet sleeve; a hawk flies past clutching an heirloom. Colour woodcut by Kunichika, 1865.

  • Toyohara, Kunichika, 1835-1900.
Date:
Month 2, 1865
Reference:
35267i
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Description

The hawk is a stage prop: the box fixed to its back and the cable on which it travels is clearly rendered

Half-length figures

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 2, 1865.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Contributors

Lettering

Kunichika-ga Bears block cutter's mark, censor's seal, actor's name and actor's role (further information has been trimmed)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 35267i

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