[Onoi Kikugoro actor in the role of Oishi Yoshio in his farewell performace] – Vintage Print
![[Onoi Kikugoro actor in the role of Oishi Yoshio in his farewell performace], 1806 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cf/cff06273ac96-L.webp)
(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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This historic print of [Onoi Kikugoro actor in the role of Oishi Yoshio in his farewell performace] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The actor Onoe Kikugoro appears here as Ōishi Yoshio, the samurai who led the forty-seven ronin in avenging their lord in 1703, and the print records a farewell performance in that role. The vendetta was a staple of the kabuki stage, and a star's leave-taking in such a part drew large audiences and made a fitting subject for actor portraits. The card on the mount bears the signature of Gototei Kunisada and a censor's seal, but the record also names Takizawa Bakin as creator and dates the print to 1806, so the attribution merits a closer look.
| Created / published | 1806 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Takizawa Bakin 1767-1848. |
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut color. |
| Notes | From card on mount: Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga. From card on mount: Censors seal: Kiwame. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Preliminary catalog record |
| Subjects | Ōishi Yoshio 1659-1703. Actors--Japanese--1800-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 6,731 × 9,699 px · prints to 22 × 32 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227217 |
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