hashira-e;
print
- Museum number
- 1907,0531,0.507
- Description
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Colour woodblock, pillar print (‘hashira-e’). A depiction of Hayano Kanpei sheltering beneath a pine tree in the rain; he is out hunting with a shotgun over one shoulder and a sedge hat in one hand. Along the highway in the distance is the evil ronin Ono Sadakuro following Kanpei’s elderly father-in-law Yoichibei whom he will soon rob and murder. This is a scene from Act V, ‘Teppo watashi’ and ‘Futatsu dama’, of the kabuki play 'Kanadehon Chushingura'.
- Production date
- 1790 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 62.60 centimetres
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Width: 11.30 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Smith 1988
This is a scene from 'Chushingura' ('The Loyal League'), the most popular of all Kabuki dramas. Kampei, out shooting boar, notices his father in the distance being stalked by a robber. The signature is 'Painted by Toyokuni'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Kanadehon Chushingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵) (play)
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Associated Title: Godanme (五段目) (act)
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Associated Title: Teppo watashi (鉄砲渡し) (act)
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Associated Title: Futatsu dama (二つ玉) (act)
- Acquisition date
- 1907
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1907,0531,0.507
