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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Woman Playing a Shamisen
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Woman Playing a Shamisen

Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
CultureJapanese
Date1785-1865
MediumWoodblock | Paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (38.7 x 25.7 cm)
InscribedDate "1796" written on back of print, and a Japanese character in red.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Hoge Tyler
Object number61.83.53
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DescriptionColor woodblock print of a woman with samisen looking at a picture of a demon. Seated on the floor.

Label TextUtagawa Kunisada Japanese, 1786-1864 Woman Playing a Shamisen Woodblock print on paper Gift of Mrs. J. Hoge Tyler 61.83.53Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1785-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1786-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1785-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1835-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
19th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
after 1844
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1797
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1786-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
No Date
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2017.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
early 1830s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1859