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Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75
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Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75

Utagawa Kunihide (Japanese, active 1820s-1850s), artist · c. 1838 · color woodblock print

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This kabuki actor was known for playing bad guys. His fans would have collected this portrait as a memento following his death in May 1838.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMemorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75, c. 1838. Utagawa Kunihide (Japanese, active 1820s-1850s). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 26.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Claude Cassirer, 1977.68
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