print
- Museum number
- 1909,0618,0.35
- Description
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Colour woodblock print with powdered mica ground. The Kabuki actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai in play 'The Loved Wife's Parti-Coloured Reins'; holding lantern. Signed, sealed and marked.
- Production date
- 1794
- Dimensions
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Height: 35.80 centimetres
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Width: 24.20 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
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Sagisaka Sanai was sponsor of Yosaku at his coming-of-age ceremony and always has his interests at heart. In the illustrated programme he is shown with a lantern meeting the lovers. (Label copy, TTC 1995)
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Smith 1988
Bando played the role of Sagisaka Sanai in 'The Loved Wife's Parti-Coloured Reins'. This play must have made a great impression on the emerging print-designer, for he did nine other portraits from this performance. 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
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Koinyobo somewake tazuna 恋女房染分手綱 (The Loved Wife's Parti-Coloured Reins) (performed at Kawarasaki-za theatre in May 1794)
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Koinyobo somewake tazuna 恋女房染分手綱 (The Loved Wife's Parti-Coloured Reins) (play)
- Acquisition date
- 1909
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1909,0618,0.35
