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- Museum number
- 2014,3039.1
- Description
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Colour woodblock print. The Kabuki actor Arashi Kichisaburō II (Rikan) as Yoshizane, in the play 'Ono no Tōfū aoyagi suzuri' 小野道風青柳硯 at the Kado theatre. Fourth month, 1813.
- Production date
- 1813
- Dimensions
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Height: 38.30 centimetres
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Width: 25.50 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Rikan appears in the role of Yoshizane, a muscular and sexy rough-edged character, who is nonetheless loyal and even willing to sacrifice his own son for the cause of an imperial prince. In the same performance Rikan also played another role as the famous aristocrat-calligrapher Ono no Tofu, a constrasting portrayal of an elegant and refined gentleman scholar which was received with great acclaim. The play was originally a puppet drama, first performed in Osaka in 1754 (Gerstle 2005, cat. 114).
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2005, BM, Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830.
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Ono no Tōfū aoyagi suzuri 小野道風青柳硯
- Acquisition date
- 2014
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2014,3039.1
