Reproduction of The Actor Tanosuke Sawamura as a Courtesan by Utagawa Kunisada. This is a work from the Whitworth Collection, and is part of the Queering the Whitworth print series.
The artwork is printed in the UK on 250 gsm wood-free smooth art paper using a flat-bed digital press, on paper certified by both the Programme for the Endorsement of Foresty Certification and the Forest Stewardship Council. Printed by by King&Mcgaw who are leading experts in fine art print publishing based in Sussex.
Print size (without border): 27cm x 18.4cm.
The Actor Tanosuke Sawamura as a Courtesan, 1859 (or later) [P.1996.103]. Utagawa Kunisada. Woodcut. Image © Whitworth, The University of Manchester. Photography by Michael Pollard