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"AKEGARASU HANA NO NUREGINU"

Woodblock Print
3/1855
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

MEMORIAL PRINT

Format: DIPTYCH 2/2
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: PLAY-"AKEGARASU YUME NO AWAYUKI". A COMMEMORATIVE PRINT DEPICTING BANDO SHUKA I AND ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII IN TWO OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS ROLES, "MIURAYA NO URAZATO" AND "KASUGAYA TOKIJIRO", PERFORMED AT THE ICHIMURA-ZA IN 1851/02. THEY BOTH DIED IN 1854.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Woodblock Print
  • Woodblock Print
Title"AKEGARASU HANA NO NUREGINU" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
FULL COLOUR PRINT
Physical description
MEMORIAL PRINT

Format: DIPTYCH 2/2
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: PLAY-"AKEGARASU YUME NO AWAYUKI". A COMMEMORATIVE PRINT DEPICTING BANDO SHUKA I AND ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII IN TWO OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS ROLES, "MIURAYA NO URAZATO" AND "KASUGAYA TOKIJIRO", PERFORMED AT THE ICHIMURA-ZA IN 1851/02. THEY BOTH DIED IN 1854.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ARATAME,HARE/03 (signature)
    Translation
    TOYOKUNI GA
  • (censor's seal)
    Translation
    "AKEGARASU HANA NO NUREGINU"
  • (picture title)
Object history
Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.6487:1-1886

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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