Kinokuniya – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Sawamura Sōjūrō III, shown here in the role of Ogishi Kurando, was a leading Edo kabuki actor in the 1790s. This 1794 color woodcut belongs to a series of actor portraits, *Yakusha butai no sugatae*, which publishers produced to bring the look of stage performers to theatergoers and collectors. Ogishi Kurando comes from the story of the forty-seven ronin, a samurai tale that was a staple of kabuki and puppet theater. The sheet is a vertical oban nishikie, and its condition is unusually fine for a print of its age.
| Created / published | 1794 |
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| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 38.1 x 25.4 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie. From the series: Yakusha butai no sugatae : Portraits of actors. Sawamura Sojuro III as Ogishi Kurando (excellent condition). DLC Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 12, p. 30. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Sawamura, Sanj-ro,--1753-1801--Performances. Actors--Japanese--1790-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,600 × 4,438 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221886 |
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