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The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō and Sawamura Sōjūrō II as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin and Taira no Kiyomori in the play Nagi no ha Izu no sugatami at the Nakamura Theater
The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō and Sawamura Sōjūrō II as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin and Taira no Kiyomori in the play Nagi no ha Izu no sugatami at the Nakamura Theater

The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō and Sawamura Sōjūrō II as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin and Taira no Kiyomori in the play Nagi no ha Izu no sugatami at the Nakamura Theater

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Date1762
MediumWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper with hand coloring
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 11 9/16 × 5 3/16 in. (29.4 × 13.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.226
Status
Not on view
More Information
Although most famous for nishike-e prints, Harunobu began his career with benizuri-e prints. Roughly thirty actor prints survive from the early stage in Harunobu’s career, and only one example survives of each. This is the only known copy of this benizuri-e print. This is a scene from the play Nagi no ha Izu no sugatami performed at the Nakamuraza theater in the eleventh month of 1762. Here Ichikawa Danjūrō IV (1711–78) holds an opened handscroll in his role as Priest Mongaku, who was an ally of Minamoto no Yoritomo. The figure holding a spear is Sawamura Sōjūrō II (1713–70) in the role of Taira no Kiyomori.
Exhibition History
Summer Asia Institute Exhibition
  • Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University (June 24, 1959 - July 30, 1959 )
A Life in Prints: Mary A. Ainsworth and the Floating World
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2015 - June 7, 2015 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian