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Actors Arashi Rikan as Kameōmaru and Aso Yoroku as Ariōmaru

Woodblock Print
1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet from woodblock print triptych. Left sheet in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Two figures in outdoor setting.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleActors Arashi Rikan as Kameōmaru and Aso Yoroku as Ariōmaru (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Left sheet from woodblock print triptych, 'Actors Arashi Rikan as Kameōmaru and Aso Yoroku as Ariōmaru' by Shunbaisai Hokuei (fl. 1824-1837), Osaka, Japan, 1835. Depiction from the play Hime Komatsu performed at the Naka Theatre, Osaka.
Physical description
Sheet from woodblock print triptych. Left sheet in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Two figures in outdoor setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「亀王丸 嵐璃寛」
    Translation
    [Actor] Arashi Rikan [as] Kameōmaru
    Transliteration
    'Kameōmaru Arashi Rikan'
  • 「有王丸 浅尾与六」
    Translation
    [Actor] Aso Yoroku [as] Ariōmaru
    Transliteration
    'Ariōmaru Aso Yoroku'
  • 「春梅斎北英画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Shunbaisai Hokuei ga'
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.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.5102A/3-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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