Saitō go Kunitake Tada no kurando Yukitsuna : Naruto no mae : Akugenta Yoshihira. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Saitō go Kunitake Tada no kurando Yukitsuna : Naruto no mae : Akugenta Yoshihira.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Saitō go Kunitake Tada no kurando Yukitsuna : Naruto no mae : Akugenta Yoshihira.
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Four sheets join to show actors in the roles of Tada no Kurando Yukitsuna and Akugenta Yoshihira before the whirlpools of Naruto, the strait known for its powerful tides. The record dates the print to 1847 or 1848, when Edo's kabuki theaters drew large audiences and actor prints were a popular way to keep a favorite performer and a dramatic moment in view. The vertical, four-panel format lets the figures and the churning water unfold across the full height, and the multicolor woodblock printing of this period is worth noticing in the surface detail.
| Created / published | [1847 or 1848] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (4 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.6 x 96.8 cm (whole image), 36.3 x 24.4 cm (far left panel), 36.3 x 24.7 cm (middle left panel), 36.6 x 23.2 cm (middle right panel), 36.3 x 24.5 cm (far right panel) |
| 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 tetraptych. 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, p. 62-63. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Kunitake, Saitōgo. Yukitsuna, Tada Kurōda. Yoshihira, Akugenta. Actors--Japanese--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,630 × 4,483 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221950 |
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