Actors Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu, Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben thumbnail 1
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Actors Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu, Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben

Woodblock Print
1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shunbaisai Hokuei (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Osaka (made)

Sheets from woodblock print triptych. Right and centre sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Three figures, two in outdoor setting, one in indoor setting.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
TitleActors Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu, Nakamura Tomijūrō as Nyōbō Oyasu and Arashi Kitsuzō as daugher Arashi Koben (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Right and centre sheets from woodblock print triptych, 'Actors Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu, 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
Sheets from woodblock print triptych. Right and centre sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Three figures, two in outdoor setting, one in indoor setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「御見え狂言」 (Inscription on right sheet)
    Translation
    First performance
    Transliteration
    'Omemie Kyōgen'
  • 「俊寛僧都　関三十郎」 (Inscription on right sheet)
    Translation
    [Actor] Seki Sanjūrō [as] Shukan Sōzu
    Transliteration
    'Shukan Sōzu Seki Sanjūrō'
  • 「女房おやす　中村富十郎」 (Inscription on centre sheet)
    Translation
    [Actor] Nakamura Tomijūrō [as] Nyōbō Oyasu
    Transliteration
    'Nyōbō Oyasu Nakamura Tomijūrō'
  • 「娘こべん　あらし橘ぞう」 (Inscription on centre sheet)
    Translation
    [Actor] Arashi Kitsuzō [as] daugher Arashi Koben
    Transliteration
    'Musume koben Arashi Kitsuzō'
  • 「春梅斎北英画」 (Artist signature, on two sheets)
    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
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5102-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O419933/actors-seki-sanjūrō-as-shukan-woodblock-print-shunbaisai-hokuei/
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