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Japanese print of a scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura" (polychrome)
Scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura"
Japanese print of a scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura" (polychrome)

Scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura"

Date1851
Format
Notes
Triptych.
Centre panel: Mimasu Daigorō IV as Enya Hangan Takasada preparing to commit seppuku; left panel: Jitsukawa Gakujūrō II as Ishidō Umanojō onlooking; right panel: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōboshi Yuranosuke.
Staged at the Naka Theatre (Osaka, Japan) in 1851. 
Country:Japan
DimensionsLeaf size (Left panel): 25 cm x 20 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
Leaf size (Centre panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Leaf size (Right panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Gallery mat: 56 cm x 71 cm (22 1/16 in. x 27 15/16 in.)
Extent
  • 3 leaves
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN-KONHIR-SCEFRO1851-001