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Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater

c. 1830s-60s

Utagawa Sadahide

(Japanese, 1807–1873)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
ink on paper
Overall: 23.6 x 31.5 cm (9 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.296
Location: Not on view
  • Jenkins, Donald. “Paintings of the Floating World.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 244–278. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 274, fig. 15 www.jstor.org
  • A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
  • {{cite web|title=Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater|url=false|author=Utagawa Sadahide|year=c. 1830s-60s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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