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Object Type
Museum number: 1939,0610,0.6
Description: Woodblock print. Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as samurai. With poem. Inscribed, signed, sealed and marked.
Producer name: Print artist: Torii Kiyoshige (鳥居清重); Published by: Maruya Kohei
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1751-1764 (c.)
Production place: Published in: Edo
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 40 centimetres; Width: 18 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: A forceful portrait of the founder of the Onoe acting dynasty, Kikugoro I, who specialised in warrior and other serious roles. The inscription is a haiku in praise of the plum by the actor himself.(Label copy, TTC, 1998); Smith 1988 The Onoe family of actors specialised in military and realistic parts. The poem is signed with the actor's pen-name, 'Baiko'. The print is signed 'Painted by Torii Kiyoshige'.
Bibliographic references: Smith 1988 / Ukiyoe: Images of Unknown Japan (17); Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 2 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan (BW 5)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki
Associated names
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Charles Hazelwood Shannon; From: E W Tuke
Acquisition date: 1939
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1939,0610,0.6

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