Image
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
Description
Maker
- Toyohara Kunichika, 1835-1900, Japanese
- 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
Year
1875
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Overall: 36.8 x 73.5 cm (14 1/2 x 28 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signed in the block,UL sheet | Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff
Object Number
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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
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