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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)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

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.

Caption

Aritake Tsukusitei (Japanese); Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1865). 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)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

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

Date

1828

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print, shikishiban format (right sheet of triptych); deluxe printing with extensive metals

Classification

Print

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (21 x 18.9 cm)

Signatures

Signed: "Gototei Kunisada"

Markings

Collector's seal, lower right: H. Vever

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace in memory of her husband, Dr. Stanley L. Wallace

Accession Number

2002.121.7

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Artists and makers

Aritake Tsukusitei

1 work in the collection

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

24 works in the collection