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Toyohara Kunichika

Actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto Yoshitsune), Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu) and Ichikawa Danjurō IX (Taira Tomomori, 1875

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Title

Actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto Yoshitsune), Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu) and Ichikawa Danjurō IX (Taira Tomomori

Year

1875

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Overall: 36.8 x 73.5 cm (14 1/2 x 28 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in the block,UL sheet | Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

85.197.23

About

This triptych illustrates the play Funa Benkei, which tells the tale of the warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s sea voyage after he flees the capital. Yoshitsune and his entourage are besieged by the angry ghosts of the slain Taira clan warriors, but his loyal companion, Benkei, depicted at the center, valiantly defends his master.

Signed in the block,UL sheet | Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

Japan; Tokyo
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in Meiji-Period Prints

December 6, 2002 - March 2, 2003

This print illustrates the Kabuki play Funa Benkei, which tells the tale of Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s voyage from the port of Daimotsu. The ghost of Taira Tomomori, whose clan was defeated in a famous sea battle against the Minamoto clan, rises from the sea during a violent storm. Benkei, Yoshitsune’s loyal companion, is depicted at the center of the triptych defending his master.

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Kabuki actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (the warrior-monk Musashi Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu); , 1875

Toyohara Kunichika

Kabuki actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (the warrior-monk Musashi Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu); , 1875

Toyohara Kunichika

Kabuki actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (the warrior-monk Musashi Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu); , 1875

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