Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo)

Maker

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (Japanese, 1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)

Title

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Overall: 38.1 x 75.9 cm (15 x 29 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part A), bottom right in pencil: ICB151

Signature: Gyokuransai Sadahide ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuta Ki; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1863.2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

23.042

Type

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers
Literary and Narrative Traditions in Japanese Prints
Sep 06, 2002 – Dec 01, 2002

Label copy

During his wanderings as a masterless samurai (ronin), Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) encountered an old man to whom he boasted about his exploits. When the old man laughed, Musashi attacked him. The old man, who was a great swordsman, defended himself very successfully with a wooden pot lid. Recognizing the old man’s skill, Musashi apologized and became his pupil.

19th-Century Japanese Printmaking, Part I
The Heroic, Bizarre, and Supernatural
Sep 09, 1998 – Dec 06, 1998
Legends of the Samurai
Oct 01, 1993

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Tombstone

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (Japanese, 1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Overall: 38.1 x 75.9 cm (15 x 29 7/8 inches)
Gift of Jesse H. Metcalf 23.042

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