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

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Scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura"

Date1851

Names

Konishi, Hirosada, -1864 (artist)

Mimasu, Daigorō IV, 1798-1859 (subject)

Enya Hangan Takasada (Fictitious character) (subject)

Jitsukawa, Gakujūrō II, 1813-1867 (subject)

Ishidō Umanojō (Fictitious character) (subject)

Nakamura, Utaemon IV, 1798-1852 (subject)

Ōboshi, Yuranosuke (Fictitious character) (subject)

Naka no Shibai (Osaka, Japan) (event place)

Prints, Japanese (subject)

Seppuku (subject)

Ukiyoe (subject)

Format

Picture

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.

Subject

Drama

Kabuki

Stage-setting and scenery

Country:Japan

Medium

Wood cuts (prints)

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

Japanese

CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN-KONHIR-SCEFRO1851-001