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The Actor Arashi Rikan II
Hokuei, Shunkosai
Japan, active between 1824 and 1837
Colour wood engraving on paper
36.4 x 25.2 cm
Painted by Shunkosai Hokuei (stylish signature)
1832
Second quarter of the 19th century
82/755
Donated by María de Arechavaleta, from the collection of José Palacio in 1953
Selected bibliography
- Arte japonés y japonismo [Cat. exp.]. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa-Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2014. pp. 322-323, nº cat. 97.
- Mas allá del negro : el grabado en color en la colección del Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao [Cat. exp.]. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa-Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2017. pp. 26, 41, 99, nº cat. 11.