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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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.
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Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — Portrait
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98) — Nakamura N
Gigadō Ashiyuki (Japanese, active 1813–34) — Ichikawa Ebijur
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — Nakamura Utaemon II
Gosōtei Hirosada (Japanese) — Kinugawa Tanizō in A Mirror of
Seiyōsai Shunshi 青陽斎春子 — 「小早川高景 尾上芙雀」(三代目)|The Actor Onoe Fu
Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787–1832) — The Geisha Motozu
Shunkōsai Hokushū — Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as I
Shunkōsai Hokushū — Nakamura Utaemon as Inanoya Hanbei
Ippyotei Yoshikuni
Utagawa Sadamasu (Japanese) — Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ono Sad
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — Bando Mitsugoro IV