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

Maker

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900)
Hayashi Kichizo (Japanese), publisher

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

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1875

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed in the block,UL sheet | Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

85.197.23

Type

Exhibition History

Real and Imagined
Japanese Warrior Prints
Dec 07, 2018 – May 05, 2019
Tradition and Innovation in Meiji-Period Prints
Dec 06, 2002 – Mar 02, 2003

Label copy

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.

19th-Century Japanese Printmaking, Part I
The Heroic, Bizarre, and Supernatural
Sep 09, 1998 – Dec 06, 1998
Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints
Oct 10, 1991 – Dec 01, 1991
Meiji Period Prints from the Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Granoff
Nov 01, 1989 – Jan 31, 1990

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Tombstone

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900)
Hayashi Kichizo (Japanese), publisher
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
Polychrome woodblock print
Overall: 36.8 x 73.5 cm (14 1/2 x 28 15/16 inches)
Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff 85.197.23

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