Description
Vertical ōban woodblock. Number 9 of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Road series features a portrait of the kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirō VII 七代目岩井半四郎 in the role of Ōiso no Tora 大磯のとら , a courtesan from a play based on the Soga Monogatari 曽我物語.
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Title
- Oiso, From 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road
- 大磯, 東海道五十三次之内
Contributors
- Utagawa Kunisada (Artist)
- 歌川 国貞 (Artist)
- Izutsuya Shōkichi (Publisher)
- 井筒屋庄吉 (Publisher)
- Koizumi, Minokichi (Contributor)
- 小泉 巳之吉 (Contributor)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1852
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2008.023.014
Note
- Markings: Title: 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, Ōiso, Tora 東海道五十三次之内, 大磯, 虎ら; Artist’s signature: Toyokuniga 豊国画 ; Publisher’s seal: Kichi 吉 under mountain, Izutsuya 井筒屋; Censor’s seals: Fuku 福, Muramatsu 村松 Date seal: Ko roku 子六
- Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter
- This print is also held by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Tokyo Metro Library, and the Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum in Tokyo
