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Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin), 1780.11

Description

Maker

Title

Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin)

Year

1780.11

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 31.1 x 14.8 cm (12 1/4 x 5 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
Inscription on the box Nihon ichi rokujurokubu bu kokin meijin (the luminary and leading pilgrim of Japan contributing to 66 temples)

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1102

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

January 18 - May 18, 2008

The performance by Nakamura Nakazō I (1736-90) in this role at the Nakamura Theater occurred in the eleventh lunar month of 1780. The print is dated on that basis, and demonstrates how an actor's reputation and great performances were commemorated in the print medium. The inscription on the box reads: "the luminary and leading pilgrim of Japan contributing to 66 temples" (Nihon ichi rokujurokubu bu kokin meijin).

Use

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