The Actor Onoe Matsusuke and Ōtani Hiroji III as Tamazukuri no Komachi and Hada no Daizen Taketora in Kisoe uta sakae Komachi at the Ichimura Theater
Artist/Maker
Torii Kiyomitsu 鳥居清満
(Japanese, 1735–1785)
Publisher
Iwatoya Genpachi 岩戸屋源八
Date1762
MediumWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 12 5/16 × 5 9/16 in. (31.3 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.220
Status
Not on viewA man playing a koto looks behind angrily at a woman who seems to be gesturing in a haughty manner for him to stop. She is the character Tamatsukuri no Komachi, a beautiful but cruel courtesan similar to the 9th-century aristocratic poet Ono no Komachi 小野小町.
Research has uncovered that this work refers to the play Kisoeuta sakae Komachi performed during the eleventh month of 1762. The figure playing the koto is the kabuki actor Ōtani Hiroji III (1746–1802) in the role of Hada no Taketora. The female character, played by Onoe Matsusuke (1744–1815), is Tamatsukuri no Komachi.
Exhibition History
Research has uncovered that this work refers to the play Kisoeuta sakae Komachi performed during the eleventh month of 1762. The figure playing the koto is the kabuki actor Ōtani Hiroji III (1746–1802) in the role of Hada no Taketora. The female character, played by Onoe Matsusuke (1744–1815), is Tamatsukuri no Komachi.
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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late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th century