Description
The kabuki actor Ichikawa Medama 市川目玉 as Ōboshi Yuranosuke in a scene from a kabuki adaptation of the bunraku play, Kanadehon Chūshingura.
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Title
- Oboshi Yuranosuke From the Play Kanadehon Chushingura
- 大星 由良之助 仮名手本 忠臣蔵
Contributors
- Utagawa Kunisada (Artist)
- 歌川 国貞 (Artist)
- Sanoya Kihei (Publisher)
- 佐野屋 喜兵衛 (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1849
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2007.162.001
Note
- Vertical ōban. Dimensions: 15 x 10 ⅛ in. (38.10 x 25.72 cm)
- Artist’s signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuniga 一陽斎豊国画
- Censors’ seals: Yoshimura 吉村, Kinugasa 衣笠
- Publisher’s seal: Sanoki 佐野喜
- The Kanahedon Chūshingura is based on the Forty-seven Ronin Incident that took place in the 18th century. Ōboshi Yuranosuke is the hero of the story and represents the historical figure Ōishi Kuranosuke, Lord Asano’s chief retainer, who carefully and deliberately plotted to avenge his dead master.
- Gift of Dr. Lee Ehrlich
- This print is also held by the Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum in Tokyo
