Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"
toshusai sharaku (1794 – 1795)
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About this artwork
- Title: Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"
- Artist: toshusai sharaku
- Year: 1795
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Medium: Woodblock Print
- Period: Early Modern
- Corpus context: brief active career , ukiyo-e tradition
- Purpose: Conversation
Quick Facts
- Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Artistic style: Ukiyo-e
- Subject or theme: Kabuki actor portrait
- Artist: Tōshūsai Sharaku
- Year: 1795
- Movement: Ukiyo-e


