Superb Edo pictures illustrating dances (Odori keiyô Edo-e no sakae): Interior of an imaginary theatre with a performance of Shibaraku 「踊形容江戸絵栄」.
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川 国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).
Publisher: Nōshūya Yasubei (Japanese, fl. c. 1851 – 1870).
Year: 1858 (Ansei 5), 7th month.
Size: Vertical ôban triptych; 36.9 x 75.7 cm.
Signed: 一陽斎雛獅豊国筆(年玉印) – Ichiyôsai Hinashi Toyokuni ga (on the left sheet only).
Censor's seal: Horse 7 [午七 彫師].
Subject: Shibaraku.
Ref.: MFA impression: 11.44263a-c; Robert Schaap. Kunisada (2016), p. 101 [LIB-1212.2017].
Ref.: [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. 38.
[LIB-3316.2024] Chris Uhlenbeck, Jim Dwinger, Josephine Smit. The Riddles of Ukiyo-e: Women and Men in Japanese Prints. — Brussels: Ludion, 2023, p. 218-9, № 107.
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Ansei era [安政] (1854–1860) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Vertical ōban triptych |
| Subject | Kabuki , Kabuki theater , Shibaraku |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1858 , Ansei 5 |
| Signature | Artist's seal , Censor's seal: Horse 7 , Publisher's seal |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2016 |
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