Applying Make-up with a Mirror at the Mansion of the Plates, Kabuki Theater
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō; Carver: Umezawa Minokichi
a gray, ghostly figure with streaming black hair descends from the sky, a comet-like tail trailing behind him/her; a red, white, and blue object falls from the sky alongside the figure; two figures crouch down at the bottom of the scene, hands raised, while a third figure stands tall, holding a large hand fan mounted on a long stick; the three lower figures appear fearful
- Date
- October 1892
- In our collection
- since March the 18th, 2013 up to now
- Dimensions
- 41 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (106.05 × 25.08 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban triptych)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, mounted as a scroll
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- Composition
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zinc 20% oxygen 3% iron 77%