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Remembering the Names of Actors on the Day of Debut, A Temple Bell

Artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Title Remembering the Names of Actors on the Day of Debut, A Temple Bell
Series Haiku Poems by Kabuki Actors
Date 1805
Medium Color woodblock print on paper
Dimensions Overall: 15 3/8 x 20 5/8 in. (39.1 x 52.4 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 70.4.326

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This special-edition print functioned as an announcement of the name change of the actor Ichikawa Somegorō and his debut performance under his new name Matsumoto Takejurō.


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Series Title Haiku Poems by Kabuki Actors

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