The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

Title	The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX
Artist	Kitao Shigemasa
Date	1769 (early) 18th century
Medium	Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Classification	Prints
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

About this artwork

“The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX” is a work by Kitao Shigemasa, dated 1769 (early). It is executed in woodblock print; ink and color on paper and classified as prints. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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The artist

This work is attributed to Kitao Shigemasa. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

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Dated to 1769 (early). Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.

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The origin

Recorded origin: Japan. Browse more public-domain art from Japan.

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The collection

Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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