Japanese print of a scene from a kabuki play (polychrome)

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Scene from a kabuki play

Date1856

Names

Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864 (artist)

Hanshichi (Fictitious character) (subject)

Kataoka Kōnoshin (Fictitious character) (subject)

Prints, Japanese (subject)

Ukiyoe (subject)

Format

Picture

Notes

Triptych.
Left panel: Ohana; centre panel: Hanshichi; right panel: Kataoka Kōnoshin.
Possibly a scene from "The Revenge of the Soga Brothers" (曾我兄弟の仇討ち).

Subject

Drama

Kabuki

Stage-setting and scenery

Medium

Wood cuts (prints)

DimensionsLeaf size (Left panel): 37 cm x 25 cm (14 9/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Leaf size (Centre panel): 37 cm x 25 cm (14 9/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Leaf size (Right panel): 37 cm x 25 cm (14 9/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Gallery mat: 82 cm x 115 cm (32 5/16 in. x 45 1/4 in.)

Language

Japanese

CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN/OS-UTAKUN1786-SCEFRO1856-001

Country:Japan