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The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō II and Sodezaki Iseno as Princess Goō
The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō II and Sodezaki Iseno as Princess Goō

The Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō II and Sodezaki Iseno as Princess Goō

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1706–1763)
Publisher
Date1727
MediumWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, metallic powder, and nikawa
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 12 × 5 9/16 in. (30.5 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.150
Status
Not on view
More Information
This print illustrates a scene from the play Nigiwai kuruma Genji, which was performed during the seventh month of 1727. The actors are identified by the inscriptions at their sides, and also by their actor’s crests.
Exhibition History
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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