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Toyoharu Kunichika
19th century color woodcut Japanese ukiyo-e print samurai figure

1862

$3,000
£2,304.79
€2,648.18
CA$4,219.87
A$4,740.84
CHF 2,477.09
MX$57,864.13
NOK 31,451.86
SEK 29,605.30
DKK 19,761.68

About the Item

"Ichimura Hazaemon as Hatsuyumeya Mitsujiro" is a woodcut print by Toyoharu Kunichika in red, blue, and black. 14" x 9 1/2" art 20 3/4" x 16 3/4" framed From the series “First Performance of the Year in the Misty Spring of Plub Blossoms” (Ume no Haru Kasumi no Hikizome). This print depicts Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Hatsuyumeya Kojiro. The publisher of this series was Tsujiokaya Bunsuke, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts also holds the same print as part of the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection. The actor depicted here, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, went on to take the name Onoe Kikugoro V and became known as one of the three most famous Kabuki actors of the Meiji era, alongside Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I. Kikugoro V was known for performing both male and female roles, whereas most kabuki actors specialize in one or the other. Strongly devoted to his craft, Kikugoro V went as far as to visit the battlefield during the Battle of Ueno in 1868 so as to study what soldiers and war was really like, hoping to better his portrayal on stage. He also had the chance to perform for Ulysses S. Grant in 1879 in a play that symbolically connected the American Civil War with the 11th century Japanese Gosannen War. Kikugoro V was one of the two actors in the earliest known Japanese film Momijigari, portraying the Demon Princess who terrorizes a Buddhist monk before being disposed of by the traveling swordsman played by Ichikawa Danjuro IX. Unlike Danjuro IX, Kikugoro V is said to have been supportive of the movie process, and was instrumental in convincing the more reluctant Danjuro IX to do the film.
  • Creator:
    Toyoharu Kunichika (1835 - 1900, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    1862
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.75 in (52.71 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1068d1stDibs: LU60531931883

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