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ContributorsToyohara Chikanobu (Artist) / 豊原 周延 (Artist)
Created1898
Description
At the front and center of this triptych is Akoya, an entertainer in the pleasure quarters of Kyoto. She was mistress to an aristocrat, a Heike warrior named Taira Kagekiyo (died 1196). In 1185 he was captured in the battle of Dan-no-ura, but was able to escape. Akoya was interrogated about his whereabouts by Iwanga Saemon Munetsura, an assistant of Hatakeyama Shigetada (samurai that fought in the Dan-no-ura battle) in a palace at Horikawa. He threatened Akoya with torture if she would not reveal where Taira was hiding. Shigetada had his own plan to discover if she told the truth and presented Akoya with three instruments and asked her to perform for him. Depicted is Akoya playing the koto, also known as a zither. In her song Akoya sings of her love for Taira Kagekiyo in such a pure and steady manner that Shigetada, who is seen holding his fan upright, has no reason not to trust her and accepts that she does not know where Taira is. Iwanga looks irritated as he rests his arm on a brazier. Akoya is then released.
"Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki" was originally written for the puppet theater and staged for the first time in September 1732 in Osaka. It was adapted for the kabuki stage that same month in Kyoto.
"Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki" was originally written for the puppet theater and staged for the first time in September 1732 in Osaka. It was adapted for the kabuki stage that same month in Kyoto.
ContributorsToyohara Chikanobu (Artist) / 豊原 周延 (Artist)
Created1887
Description
Depicted in this triptych is Ushiwakamaru, who would later be known as the great warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is being led by a servant with a lantern to a secret meeting with the bashful Princess Joruri. According to the 15th century story, Joruri, the daughter of Yoshioka Ki’ichi, fell in love with Ushiwakamaru during a brief visit and then committed suicide when he left to continue his journey. The princess stands inside the doorway, holding her sleeve to her mouth, her kimono trailing onto the floor around her. The warrior pauses on the stepping stones in the garden, looking over his shoulder to admire the full moon softly glowing overhead, a flute in his hand.
ContributorsToyohara Chikanobu (Artist) / 豊原 周延 (Artist) / Hasegawa (Contributor) / ハセ川 (Contributor) / Maki Kinnosuke (Publisher) / 牧金之助 (Publisher)
Created1893
Description
This print depicts a young boy of the samurai class playing with a stick horse, surrounded by four noble ladies.