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Ichikawa Danjûrô as Unno Kotarô Yukiuji (Disguised as Yamagatsu Buô) from a Kamoise at the Ichmuraza Theatre

Aritake Tsukusitei, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Asian Art

This surimono print is the right sheet of a triptych. The design was based on a performance of The Barrier Gate. Kunisada has depicted Danjûrô VII in a climatic evening encounter in which two characters wield giant axes in a highly choreographed scene. Deluxe printing techniques are used in this design, including extensive use of metallic pigments. The poem printed in cursive script against the black sky is by Tsukushitei Aritake.
MEDIUM Woodblock print, shikishiban format (right sheet of triptych); deluxe printing with extensive metals
  • Place Made: Japan
  • DATES 1828
    PERIOD Edo Period
    DIMENSIONS 8 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (21 x 18.9 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Collector's seal, lower right: H. Vever
    SIGNATURE Signed: "Gototei Kunisada"
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2002.121.7
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace in memory of her husband, Dr. Stanley L. Wallace
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Aritake Tsukusitei (Japanese). Ichikawa Danjûrô as Unno Kotarô Yukiuji (Disguised as Yamagatsu Buô) from a Kamoise at the Ichmuraza Theatre, 1828. Woodblock print, shikishiban format (right sheet of triptych); deluxe printing with extensive metals, 8 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (21 x 18.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace in memory of her husband, Dr. Stanley L. Wallace, 2002.121.7 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.121.7_PS20.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 2002.121.7_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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