by Artist (7)
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III),
Japanese,
(1786–1864)
Ichikawa Danjuro IX Hauling Stones from Chushingura, 1864
Ink on Paper
13 3/4 in. x 9 3/8 in. (349.25 mm x 238.13 mm)
Ichikawa Danjuro IX Hauling Stones from Chushingura, 1864
Ink on Paper
13 3/4 in. x 9 3/8 in. (349.25 mm x 238.13 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer
Accession Number:
93.3.136
Alternate Title:
Seichu gishi den: Uma mawari
Marks
Text box with Japanese text printed in the upper left area in image. Artist's seal: Toshidama. Signed: Shichijukyusai Toyokuni hitsu. Censor's seal: Aratame, and date seal (Ne-shi) on single seal. Carver: Onoda hori Naga.
Medium
Colored ink on paper; oban woodblock print.
Object Description
Edo period color woodblock print with an image of an actor dressed as a samurai. Danjuro IX (1839-1903) was one of the leading actors of the late 19th century and noted for his heroic roles. In a scene from the ever popular Chushingura, one of the 47 ronin disguises himself as a laborer, waiting for the right moment to resume his samurai duties to avenge the insult to his master.
Publisher
Horinoya Tasuke.
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