Artist: Utagawa Sadahide [歌川 貞秀], a.k.a. Gountei Sadahide [五雲亭 貞秀] (1807 – c. 1878/9).
Signed: Gountei Sadahide ga [五雲亭貞秀画]
Pubisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, 1815 – 1869)
Date-aratame seal: Bunsei 13 / Tenpō 1 (1830).
Ref: Ritsumeikan University # Z0172-587.
Title: Tangled Hair and the Evening Braided Hat [乱髪夜編笠] (Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa). The open book starts with the chapter title that reads Amigasa. This play was performed together with Kisohajime Hatsugai Soga [着衣始]初買曽我]. See the playbill for the performance at Moritaza at MFA (Boston) № 11.27208.
乱髪夜編笠（みだれがみよるのあみがさ。「夜の編笠」「白さぎ」とも）– one of the main melodies in katōbushi (河東節) type of jōruri [浄瑠璃]. For a detailed explanation in Japanese, see also HERE).
A series of three prints is dedicated to a katōbushi performance of the Soga-themed plays.
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They all have a background of hail patterns (Arare-ko-mon) [霰小紋], similar to Kunisada’s Iwai Kumesaburō II as An no Heibei [SVJP-0304.2019], see below.
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Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Bunsei era [文政] (1818–1830) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century , Tenpō era [天保] (1830–1844) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | Jōruri (浄瑠璃) , Music , Tangled Hair and the Evening Braided Hat [乱髪夜編笠] Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa , Theatre |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1830 |
| Acquisition year | 2019 |
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![Utagawa [歌川] or Gountei [五雲亭] Sadahide [貞秀] (Japanese, 1807 – c. 1879)](/media/thumbs/svjp-0330.2020-a_f_sadahide-web.jpg?v=400)
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