diptych print

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Object Type
Museum number: 1902,0606,0.131
Title: Object: Arashi Kichisaburo III as Keyamura Rokusuke and Nakamura Tomijuro II as Osono 三代目嵐吉三郎の毛谷村六助と二代目中村富十郎のおその
Description: Colour woodblock print, oban diptych. The kabuki actors (right sheet) Arashi Kichisaburo III as Keyamura Rokusuke, seated on a veranda (‘engawa’), looking left; and Nakamura Tomijuro II as Ichimisai’s daughter Osono; in the play ‘Kana kyodai musume adauchi’ (仮名☆姉娘復讐) by Sakurada Jisuke III; performed at the Ichimura-za from the 15th of the 3rd month of 1853 (Kaei 6).
Producer name: Print artist: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III); Published by: Hayashiya Shogoro (林屋庄五郎 )
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1853
Production place: Made in: Edo
Materials
Technique: woodblock; colour
Dimensions: Height: 35.80 centimetres; Width: 49.20 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location: Not on display
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki
Associated names: Representation of: Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助); Representation of: O-Sono おその; Portrait of: Arashi Kichisaburo III 三代目嵐吉三郎; Named in inscription & portrayed: Nakamura Matsue III 三代目中村松江
Associated places: Associated with: Ichimura-za
Associated titles: Associated Title: Kana kyodai musume adauchi (仮名きょう姉娘復讐) ((play)); Associated Title: Hikosan Gongen chikai no sukedachi (彦山権現誓助剣) ((related play)); Associated Title: Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) ((related play))
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1902,0606,0.131

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