The Joruri character Ohan with a doll
Woodblock Print
ca. 1810 (made)
ca. 1810 (made)
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During the Kyoho era (1716-1736), two lovers committed suicide at the Katsura River in Kyoto, and the incident became famous because of the difference in age between the middle-aged man, Choemon, and the teenaged girl, Ohan. The story became the subject of a number of Kabuki and Joruri plays (the latter are puppet plays with narrative chanting accompanied by the shamisen, or three-stringed Japanese lute). This print depicts Ohan in everyday life in the Joruri drama 'Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami'. She gazes tenderly at a doll she is holding in her lap. The artist Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) produced many superior prints of beautiful women.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Print by Eizan: 'The Joruri Character Ohan with a Doll', from the series Heroines of Double-Suicide Stories, Japanese, ca. 1810 |
| Physical description | This print depicts Ohan in everyday life in the Joruri Drama 'Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami'. She gazes tenderly at a doll she is holding in her lap. During the Kyoho era (1716-1736), two lovers committed suicide at the Katsura River in Kyoto, and the incident became famous because of the difference in age between the middle-aged man, Choemon, and the teenaged girl, Ohan. The story was adopted in a number of kabuki plays and joruri (puppet plays with narrative chanting accompanied by shamisen). Oban size. Signature: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi |
| Object history | Purchased from Christie's, accessioned in 1897. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | During the Kyoho era (1716-1736), two lovers committed suicide at the Katsura River in Kyoto, and the incident became famous because of the difference in age between the middle-aged man, Choemon, and the teenaged girl, Ohan. The story became the subject of a number of Kabuki and Joruri plays (the latter are puppet plays with narrative chanting accompanied by the shamisen, or three-stringed Japanese lute). This print depicts Ohan in everyday life in the Joruri drama 'Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami'. She gazes tenderly at a doll she is holding in her lap. The artist Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) produced many superior prints of beautiful women. |
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| Accession number | E.4244-1897 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2002 |
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