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Woodblock Print

9/1857
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

STANDARD PRINT

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

Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "TOKIWA NO IRO OGI UTSUSHI-E"; NAKAMURA-ZA, 1857/9; THE ACTOR ONOE WAICHI II DANCING BOTH THE ROLES OF A HEAVENLY MAIDEN, "TENJIN", AND A GHOST WITH ONLY ONE LEG, "IPPON ASHI".


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
FULL COLOUR PRINT
Physical description
STANDARD PRINT

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

Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "TOKIWA NO IRO OGI UTSUSHI-E"; NAKAMURA-ZA, 1857/9; THE ACTOR ONOE WAICHI II DANCING BOTH THE ROLES OF A HEAVENLY MAIDEN, "TENJIN", AND A GHOST WITH ONLY ONE LEG, "IPPON ASHI".
Marks and inscriptions
  • ARATAME,SNAKE/09 (series title)
    Translation
    SHICHI HENGE NO UCHI
  • (signature)
    Translation
    TOYOKUNI GA
  • (censor's seal)
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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.5793-1886

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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