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Actors Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben

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

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

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleActors Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Centre sheet from woodblock print triptych, 'Actor Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben' 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. Centre 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
  • 「女房おやす 中村富十郎」
    Translation
    [Actor] Nakamura Tomijūrō [as] Nyōbō Oyasu
    Transliteration
    'Nyōbō Oyasu Nakamura Tomijūrō'
  • 「娘こべん あらし橘ぞう」
    Translation
    [Actor] Arashi Kitsuzō [as] daugher Arashi Koben
    Transliteration
    'Musume koben Arashi Kitsuzō'
  • 「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/2-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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