Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds)
From the series: Genji kumo shui 源氏雲拾遺 (Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji)

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Title

Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds)
From the series: Genji kumo shui 源氏雲拾遺 (Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji)

Creator

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Edo, Japan (1797 - 1861)

Date

1845-1846

Format

color woodblock print
24.5 x 35.5 centimeters

Type

print

Description

The kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in red makeup as Matsugae Sekinosuke holding a knife in front of a lakeside samurai pavilion. Poem inscribed above.

Publisher

Iseya Ichibei

Citation

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Edo, Japan (1797 - 1861), “Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds)
From the series: Genji kumo shui 源氏雲拾遺 (Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji),” Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ewinggallery.omeka.net/items/show/14.