The votive tablet with masks of kabuki actors taken at face value
(Ataru hōnō negai ogakumen 当ル奉納願お賀久面)
(c. 1848-1849)
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund, 2011
- Gallery location
- Not on display
Artwork Details
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) c.r.-l.r.: (Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi gi ga)
stamped in red ink (in image) l.r.: (Yoshi kiri)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r.: (censor's seal) / (censor's seal)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.c.: (publisher's mark)
(b) printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r.: (censor's seal) / (censor's seal)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: (Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi gi ga)
stamped in red ink (in image) l.r.: (Yoshi kiri)
(c) printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r.: (censor's seal) / (censor's seal)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: (publisher's mark)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.l.: (Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga)
stamped in red ink (in image) l.l.: (Yoshi kiri)
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund, 2011
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation