triptych print

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Object Type
Museum number: 2008,3037.19611
Description: Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from a version of the Chushingura ('Chuko Gishi Yurai'), with the kabuki actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Lord Ko no Moronao dressed in a black robe descending a staircase (centre) being watched by Bando Hikosaburo as Enya Hangan kneeling in a yellow robe (right) and Ichikawa Yaozo as Wakasaya Yoichi no Suke (left) kneeling and Iwai Shijaku as the Lady Kaoyo-gozen standing behind.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 19thC(mid)
Production place: Published in: Edo
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 38.50 centimetres (c); Height: 38.50 centimetres (l); Height: 38 centimetres (r); Width: 26 centimetres (c); Width: 26.10 centimetres (l); Width: 26.20 centimetres (r)
$Inscriptions
Location: Not on display
Subjects: kabuki; warrior
Associated names: Representation of: Nakamura Utaemon IV 四代目中村歌右衛門; Associated with: Ko no Moronao (高師直); Representation of: Bando Hikosaburo V 五代目坂東彦三郎; Associated with: Enya Hangan 塩冶判官; Representation of: Seki Sanjuro IV 四代目関三十郎; Representation of: Iwai Hanshiro VIII 八代目岩井半四郎 (as Iwai Shijaku II); Associated with: Lady Kaoyo (顔世)
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2008
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2008,3037.19611
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: 19611 (Miller Collection number)

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