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diptych print
Object Type
diptych print
Museum number
1926,0210,0.3
Description
Colour woodblock print, oban diptych. The kabuki actors Sawamura Gennosuke I as Tomoenojo (right sheet), seated, holding a letter scroll, and Segawa Michinosuke I as the ghost of the courtesan Oshu (Keisei Oshu no yukon), in the dance 'Sono omokage Asamagatake', (lyrics by Masuyama Kinpachi I); performed at the Ichimura-za in the 7th month of 1804.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Kunihisa 歌川国久
Published by:
Tsuruya Kinsuke (鶴屋金助)
Cultures/periods
Bunka Era
Production date
1804
Production place
Published in:
Edo
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
colour
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
actor/actress
kabuki
Associated names
Representation of:
Sawamura Sojuro IV (四代目澤村宗十郎)
Representation of:
Segawa Michinosuke (初代瀬川路之助)
Representation of:
Keisei Ōshū (傾城奥州)
Representation of:
Tomoenojō (巴の丞)
Associated with:
Masuyama Kinpachi I (初代増山金八)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Sono omokage Asamagatake 其俤浅間岳
(dance)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Rev Charles J Todd
Acquisition date
1926
Department
Asia
Registration number
1926,0210,0.3