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Toyohara Kunichika,
Japanese,
(1835–1900)
Kabuki Scene from Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion), 1883
Ink on Paper
13 3/4 in. x 28 in. (34.93 cm x 71.12 cm)
Kabuki Scene from Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion), 1883
Ink on Paper
13 3/4 in. x 28 in. (34.93 cm x 71.12 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
2005.1.5
Alternate Title:
Kinkaku-ji
Edition
Fine colors; fine impression with gauffrage and metallic pigments.
Marks
signed: Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
Medium
Colored ink on paper; oban triptych.
Object Description
A woodblock triptych depicting a bijin wearing a bridal head-dress being threatened by a man with a drawn sword. A dragon ascending a waterfall is shown in the top left. The image depicts Yukihime, the Snow Princess, and wife of Kano Naonobu, able to summon the dragon in a waterfall by using her sword. The evil Matsunaga Daizen has taken that weapon. The hero Hisayoshi tries to distract Daizen by offering to play Go (he is holding a Go board). Sato Masakiyo tries to prevent Daizen from further evil acts. From the right to left the print depicts: Ichikawa Kodanji as Kano Naonobu, Onoe Kikugoro as Hisayoshi, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kano Yukihime, Nakamura Shikan as Matsunaga Daizen, and Ichikawa Danji as Sato Masakiyo. See also: 2005.1.6
Publisher
Arakawa
Keywords
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1880-1885,
Actors and Actresses,
Ichikawa Sadanji I,
Kabuki,
Mythological Creatures,
Nakamura Shikan IV,
Onoe Kikugoro (Baiko) V,
Plays and Theatre
- 1880-1885
- Actors and Actresses
- Ichikawa Sadanji I
- Kabuki
- Mythological Creatures
- Nakamura Shikan IV
- Onoe Kikugoro (Baiko) V
- Plays and Theatre
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