
The actor Ichikawa Dajuro VII and a woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) · 1831
Provenance
Ownership history
- Alexander G. Mosle (1863–1945), Germany; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, May 31, 1928; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1928.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
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