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Abe no Nakamaro, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (Shika shashin kyô), also called Imagery of the Poets

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
about 1833 (Tenpô 4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical nagaban; 52 x 23.1 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.6672
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Sumô Wrestler Ushigase
Katsushika Hokusai
1790 (Kansei 2), 1st month