Scene from kabuki play "Kanadehon Chūshingura"
Date1851
Names
Konishi, Hirosada, -1864
(artist)
Mimasu, Daigorō IV, 1798-1859
(subject)
Jitsukawa, Gakujūrō II, 1813-1867
(subject)
Ishidō Umanojō (Fictitious character)
(subject)
Nakamura, Utaemon IV, 1798-1852
(subject)
Naka no Shibai (Osaka, Japan)
(event place)
Prints, Japanese
(subject)
Seppuku
(subject)
Ukiyoe
(subject)
Format
Triptych.
Centre panel: Mimasu Daigorō IV as Enya Hangan Takasada preparing to commit seppuku; left panel: Jitsukawa Gakujūrō II as Ishidō Umanojō onlooking; right panel: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōboshi Yuranosuke.
Staged at the Naka Theatre (Osaka, Japan) in 1851.
Centre panel: Mimasu Daigorō IV as Enya Hangan Takasada preparing to commit seppuku; left panel: Jitsukawa Gakujūrō II as Ishidō Umanojō onlooking; right panel: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōboshi Yuranosuke.
Staged at the Naka Theatre (Osaka, Japan) in 1851.
Medium
DimensionsLeaf size (Left panel): 25 cm x 20 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
Leaf size (Centre panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Leaf size (Right panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Gallery mat: 56 cm x 71 cm (22 1/16 in. x 27 15/16 in.)
Leaf size (Centre panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Leaf size (Right panel): 25 cm x 19 cm (9 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Gallery mat: 56 cm x 71 cm (22 1/16 in. x 27 15/16 in.)
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN-KONHIR-SCEFRO1851-001
Country:Japan
