Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych)

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Title

Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych)

Creator

Utagawa Kunisada
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.

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

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.