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Autumn Moon at Sunamura: Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Ōdera Shōbei

Artist: Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

standing figure looks over left shoulder in direction of moon; clenches sword sheath in mouth, holds cloak up with left hand, and carries a white lantern with kanji in right hand; he wears a dark blue garment with floral pattern and red lining and a light blue obi; robe has embossed edging; sword grip visible across center of his body--green, yellow, and orange; composing the background are green trees and a dark blue sky with a glowing full moon obscured slightly by a hint of smoky cloud cover; a pink and blue flower with five petals floats at TL and contains characters; three cartouches with characters to left of figure in trees--two white and one yellow; a circle with characters floats above larger of the two white cartouches

Date
1865, 7th month
In our collection
since October the 9th, 2013 up to now
Dimensions
14 7/8 × 10 3/8 in. (37.78 × 26.35 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Price
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Composition
iron59%
oxygen32%
cadmium3%
zinc5%
copper1%