Woodblock Print
5/1854-6/1854
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Enya Hangan and Ko no Morono in Act II (above) and Oboshi Yuranosuke and Eny Hangan in Act IV ( below) of the Kabuki play Chushingura performed at the Ichimura Theatre
Upper half : within the shogun’s palace it is a grave offence to draw one’s sword, but Hangan is so insulted by Morono that he can bear it no longer. Slashing at the elder lord, Hangan is only prevented from killing him by his retainer Honzo
Lower half: As punishment, Hangan is ordered to commit suicide by disembowelment. With his dying breath he tells his chief retainer Yuranosuke to avenge his death
Upper half : within the shogun’s palace it is a grave offence to draw one’s sword, but Hangan is so insulted by Morono that he can bear it no longer. Slashing at the elder lord, Hangan is only prevented from killing him by his retainer Honzo
Lower half: As punishment, Hangan is ordered to commit suicide by disembowelment. With his dying breath he tells his chief retainer Yuranosuke to avenge his death
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | FULL COLOUR PRINT WITH SURFACE PRINTED DETAIL AND EMBOSSED DETAIL |
| Brief description | Enya Hangan and Ko no Morono in Act II (above) and Oboshi Yuranosuke and Eny Hangan in Act IV ( below) of the Kabuki play Chushingura performed at the Ichimura Theatre |
| Physical description | STANDARD PRINT Format: DIPTYCH 2/2 Sheet size: OBAN Direction: V Artist's seal present: N Subject content: PLAY-"KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA",SCENES-"DENCHU MATSU-NO-MA NO BA" AND "ENYA YAKATA NO BA";ICHIMURA-ZA,1854/05;ENYA HANGAN-ARASHI KICHISABURO III;OBOSHI YURANOSUKE-ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII;KO NO MORONO-ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII.AUTHORS-TAKEDA IZUMO,MIYOSHI SHORAKU. |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Edo |
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| Summary | Enya Hangan and Ko no Morono in Act II (above) and Oboshi Yuranosuke and Eny Hangan in Act IV ( below) of the Kabuki play Chushingura performed at the Ichimura Theatre Upper half : within the shogun’s palace it is a grave offence to draw one’s sword, but Hangan is so insulted by Morono that he can bear it no longer. Slashing at the elder lord, Hangan is only prevented from killing him by his retainer Honzo Lower half: As punishment, Hangan is ordered to commit suicide by disembowelment. With his dying breath he tells his chief retainer Yuranosuke to avenge his death |
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| Accession number | E.6543-1886 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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