Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I is an ukiyo-e woodblock print belonging to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japan at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. The print dates to around the mid nineteenth century, and is an example of kamigata-e, that is prints produced in the Osaka and Kyoto areas. The ROM attributes the print to Gochōtei Sadamasu II, more usually referred to as Utagawa Sadamasu II. Other institutions, however, identify Utagawa Kunimasu—also known as Sadamasu I—as its author.

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I is an ukiyo-e woodblock print belonging to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japan at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. The print dates to around the mid nineteenth century, and is an example of kamigata-e, that is prints produced in the Osaka and Kyoto areas. The ROM attributes the print to Gochōtei Sadamasu II, more usually referred to as Utagawa Sadamasu II. Other institutions, however, identify Utagawa Kunimasu—also known as Sadamasu I—as its author.