Art, literature & historyCaricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki)
c. 1848/51
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban triptych (right: 1975.474, center: 1975.476)
- Dimensions
- 35.3 × 24.8 cm (13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1975.475
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki) — Utagawa Kuniyoshi. c. 1848/51.
Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban triptych (right: 1975.474, center: 1975.476). Dimensions: 35.3 × 24.8 cm (13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.