The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō II and Sodezaki Iseno as Princess Goō
Artist/Maker
Torii Kiyomasu II 二代目鳥居清倍
(Japanese, 1706–1763)
Publisher
Urokogataya Magobei 鱗形屋孫兵衛
Date1727
MediumWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, metallic powder, and nikawa
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 12 × 5 9/16 in. (30.5 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.150
Status
Not on viewThis print illustrates a scene from the play Nigiwai kuruma Genji, which was performed during the seventh month of 1727. The actors are identified by the inscriptions at their sides, and also by their actor’s crests.
Exhibition History
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
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