Description
This print shows a scene from a play about the story of the Soga brothers, with the actors Arashi Kichisaburō III嵐吉三郎 (三代目) as Nitta Tadatsune 仁田忠常 and Kataoka Gadō II片岡我童 (二代目) as Soga Sukenari 曽我祐成.
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Title
- The Five Festivals: The Fifth Month
- 五節句之内: 皐月
Contributors
- Utagawa Kunisada (Artist)
- 歌川 国貞 (Artist)
- Jōshūya Kinzō (Publisher)
- 上州屋 錦蔵 (Publisher)
- Hori Take (Contributor)
- 彫竹 (Contributor)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1854
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2006.048.002
Note
- Vertical ōban. Dimensions: 14 x 9 ⅝ in. (35.56 x 24.45 cm)
- Markings: Artist’s signature: Toyokuni ga 豊国 画 Publisher’s seal: Jōkin 上金 Block cutter’s seal: Hori Take 彫竹 Censor’s seal: Aratame 改 Date seal: Tiger intercalary 7 寅七
- Gift of Sid Zarow
- The Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum in Tokyo http://enpaku.waseda.ac.jp/db/enpakunishik/results-big.php?shiryo_no=006-3179, opens in a new window
- The Rhode Island Institute of Design Museum http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/3783_the_fifth_month_nitta_tadatsune_soga_sukenari_satsuki_nitta_tadatsune_soga_sukenari, opens in a new window (sites accessed 4/11/16)
