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diptych print
Object Type
diptych print
Museum number
1906,1220,0.1128
Description
Colour woodblock print, diptych. The Kabuki actors Arashi Tokusaburo II (later Kitsusaburo II) as O-Karu and Onoe Kikugoro as Kampei, by castle moat, in night scene from Chushingura.
Producer name
Print artist:
Kitagawa Toyohide 北川豊秀
Cultures/periods
Tenpo Era
Production date
1830-1844
Production place
Published in:
Osaka-shi
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
literature
actor/actress
kabuki
castle/fort
Associated names
Associated with:
Arashi Rikan II 二代目嵐璃寛
(as Arashi Tokusaburo II)
Associated with:
Okaru お軽
Associated with:
Onoe Kikugoro IV 四代目尾上菊五郎
Associated with:
Hayano Kanpei 早野勘平
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Chushingura
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arthur Morrison
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Asia
Registration number
1906,1220,0.1128