Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych)
Title
Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych)
Creator
Utagawa Kunisada
Japanese, 1786 - 1864
Japanese, 1786 - 1864
Date
ca. 1847
Subject
The actors are in a scene titled "Domiyoji No Ba", taken from
the Kabuki play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", by Takeda
Izumo, Miyoshi Shoraku, and Namiki Senryu. As performed at
Ichimura-za in 07-1850.
All three actors included in full triptych are; Arashi Kichisaburo
III as Hangandai Terukuni, Sawamura Chojuro V as Kakuju
Ama, and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Kanshojo Michizane.
the Kabuki play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", by Takeda
Izumo, Miyoshi Shoraku, and Namiki Senryu. As performed at
Ichimura-za in 07-1850.
All three actors included in full triptych are; Arashi Kichisaburo
III as Hangandai Terukuni, Sawamura Chojuro V as Kakuju
Ama, and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Kanshojo Michizane.
Format
woodblock print
Type
print
Description
Kunisada began his apprenticeship around 1800 under the master Toyokuni (1769 - 1825) and became one of his chief pupils. the Utagawa school specialized in actor prints. Kunisada is also known as Toyokuni III. During his life, he has had a few pseudonyms, such as Ichiyusai or Gototei. In 1807 he published his first book of illustrations, and the following year, his first book of actor prints. During his lifetime, it has been estimated that he had produced more than 20,000 prints.
Source
Gift of Dr. Karen Hughes in Honor of Dorothy Naylor Woodbury
Publisher
Minatoya Kohei
Collection
Citation
Utagawa Kunisada
Japanese, 1786 - 1864, “Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych),” Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ewinggallery.omeka.net/items/show/640.