"JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI", from the series "ODORI KEIYO GEDAI ZUKUSHI" thumbnail 1
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"JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI", from the series "ODORI KEIYO GEDAI ZUKUSHI"

Woodblock Print
10/1856
Artist/Maker
UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (designer)
MINATOYA KOHEI (publisher)
Place of origin
Edo (published)

STANDARD PRINT

Format: SINGLE SHEET
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: PLAY-"JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI"; KAWARAZAKI-ZA, 1852/07; TOZOKU YASHA GORO - ICHIKAWA EBIZO V; TAKASAGO YUMINOSUKE - ARASHI RIKAN III; JIRAIYA - ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII. AUTHOR - KAWATAKE MOKUAMI.


Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Woodblock Print
  • Album Page
  • Woodblock Print
Title"JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI", from the series "ODORI KEIYO GEDAI ZUKUSHI" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
FULL COLOUR PRINT WITH EMBOSSED DETAIL
Physical description
STANDARD PRINT

Format: SINGLE SHEET
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: PLAY-"JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI"; KAWARAZAKI-ZA, 1852/07; TOZOKU YASHA GORO - ICHIKAWA EBIZO V; TAKASAGO YUMINOSUKE - ARASHI RIKAN III; JIRAIYA - ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII. AUTHOR - KAWATAKE MOKUAMI.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ARATAME,DRAGON/10 (series title)
    Translation
    "ODORI KEIYO GEDAI ZUKUSHI"
  • (signature)
    Translation
    TOYOKUNI GA
  • (censor's seal)
    Translation
    "JIRAIYA GOKETSU MONOGATARI"
  • (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
THEATRE
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.7166-1886

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O32816/jiraiya-goketsu-monogatari-from-the-woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada-i/
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