Woodblock Print
ca. 1815-1843 (made)
Woodblock print, Japanese, 2-sheet, by Utagawa Kunihiro (fl.c.1815-43), showing a scene from the play: Daigashira Midori no Iromaku performed at the Naka Theatre, Osaka in March 1834. The actor Arashi Rikan II plays Akaneya Hanshichi (in the boat) and Iwai Shijaku I as the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu. The play concerns a domestic tragedy involving a man who has left his wife for a courtesan. This scene shows them starting off on a boat journey towards a double suicide.; Pap, Japan, prints
Object details
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| Brief description | Woodblock print, Japanese, 2-sheet, by Utagawa Kunihiro (fl.c.1815-43), showing a scene from the play: Daigashira Midori no Iromaku performed at the Naka Theatre, Osaka in March 1834. The actor Arashi Rikan II plays Akaneya Hanshichi (in the boat) and Iwai Shijaku I as the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu. The play concerns a domestic tragedy involving a man who has left his wife for a courtesan. This scene shows them starting off on a boat journey towards a double suicide.; Pap, Japan, prints |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.5429:1-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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