print
- Museum number
- 1906,1220,0.202
- Description
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Colour woodblock print with powdered mica ground. Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Uguisu no Jirosaku in play 'A Medley of Tales of Revenge'; twisting his body. Signed, sealed and marked.
- Production date
- 1794
- Dimensions
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Height: 38.60 centimetres
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Width: 25.20 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
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The performance concluded with an auspicious dance sequence in which Miyagino is carried in a palanquin by two bearers, who reveal themselves to be charcters from the main play in disguise. (Label copy, TTC 1995)
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Smith 1988
The part played is Uguisu no Jirosaku, a palanquin bearer, from a 'joruri' (recited drama) inserted into the same play as nos 141-2. Kanya is shown twisting his body in a dance he performed in this episode. The signature is 'Painted by Toshusai Sharaku'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2019-2020 19 Nov-19 Jan, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Japan, Masters of Ukiyo-e: Five Favorite Artists of Edo Japan
2020 28 Jan-22 Mar, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, Masters of Ukiyo-e: Five Favorite Artists of Edo Japan
2020, 2 Apr-31 May, Japan, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan, Masters of Ukiyo-e: Five Favorite Artists of Edo Japan
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Katakiuchi noriai banashi (A Medley of Tales of Revenge) (performed at Kiri-za theatre, Edo in 1794)
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Katakiuchi noriai banashi (A Medley of Tales of Revenge) (play)
- Acquisition date
- 1906
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1906,1220,0.202
