Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Boatman (Sendō) Matsuemon, actually Higuchi no Jirō Kanemitsu

Printmaker Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Date1849 (Kaei 2), 5th month

Place createdJapan, Asia

Mediumcolor woodcut (first edition)

Dimensionsōban: 14 3/16 x 9 3/4 in. (36.1 x 24.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineBequest of Theodore M. Penker III

Accession Number2024.297

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