H Beard Print Collection
1832
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1832
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1832 by Hasegawa Settan, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
An engraving by Hasegawa Settan from 1832, this illustration of Saruwaka kabuki is derived from an earlier print and depicts a performance at the Nakamura Theatre, founded by Saruwaka Kanzaburo in 1624; the costume shown dates to around 1680, likely as a tribute to the first actor-manager.
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Hasegawa Settan was a Japanese artist who lived during the late Edo period, born in Edo.
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