Arashi Koroku IV [四代目嵐小六] (Japanese, actor, 1783–1826) Bandō Mitsugorō III [坂東三津五郎; Bandō Minosuke I; Morita Kanjirō II; Bandō Mitahachi I] (Japanese, actor, 1775–1831)
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Artist: Shunkōsai Hokushū [春好斎北洲] (Japanese, fl. 1802 – 1832)
Signed: 春好斎 北洲 画 (Shunkōsai Hokushū ga)
Publisher: Wataya Kihei [綿屋喜兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1809–1885)
Date: 1821 (Bunsei 4), 3rd month
Actors and Roles:
Play: Imoseyama onna teikin (妹背山婦女庭訓), Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue
Theater: Kado Theater (角芝居, also known as Kadoza, Kado Gekijō, or Kado no Shibai) in Osaka from the 3rd month of 1821
The MET description: “The Kabuki play Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue (Imoseyama onna teikin), originally based on a puppet play, is set in ancient Japan when the Soga clan served as regents to the emperor. Two children, Hinadori and Koganosuke, of rival court families, are held hostage under orders from the tyrant Soga no Iruka to ensure their families do not revolt. The children fall in love, but rather than create conflicts for their families, they each vow to die by suicide. When the parents learn of their plans, they resolve to cooperate to overthrow Iruka. Here Koganosuke and his father Kiyozumi are shown; a companion sheet on the left would have shown Hinadori and her mother Sadaka.”
According to Herwig*, it is the right sheet of a diptych: See companion sheet: SVJP-0199.2015-1.
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Bando Mitsugorō III as Lady Iwafuji and Nakamura Matsue III as Lady Onoe |
Bandō Mitsugorō III as Daihanji Kiyozumi and Arashi Koroku IV as Koganosuke |
References:
The MET Accession number: 2011.128
[LIB-1197.2016] Arendie and Henk Herwig. Heroes of the kabuki stage: an introduction to kabuki with retellings of famous plays, illustrated by woodblock prints. — Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2004; p. 72.
[LIB-2973.2022] Ukiyo-e: A journey through the Floating World / Exhibition catalogue (Japan, Jan-Jul 2014). — The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2014; № 358, p. 226. "Bandō Mitsugorō III as Grand Arbiter Kiyosumi and Arashi Koroku IV as Koganosuke".
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| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Bunsei era [文政] (1818–1830) , Early 19th century , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Vertical Ōban |
| Subject | Actor print , Daihanji Kyozumi , Imoseyama, an example of womanly virtue (Imoseyama onna teikin). , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Kabuki play , Koganosuke |
| School | Osaka School |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1821 |
| Signature | Artist's seal |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2018 |
