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Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣

Scene from the jōruri play Momochidori musume Dōjōji at Nakamura-za theater

Description

Maker

Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1686-1764, b. in Edo)
Okumuraya Genroku 奥村屋源六 (Japanese, early 1700s), publisher

Title

Scene from the jōruri play Momochidori musume Dōjōji at Nakamura-za theater
Shibai kyogen ukie kongen

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1744

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print with hand applied color

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with hand applied color

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 29.5 x 41.8 cm (11 5/8 x 16 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: On the right pillar on stage: 礫末広曽我四番続


Signature: Signed in double-gourd reserve, lower left | Okumura

Seals: Publisher's name | Okumuraya genroku han

Inscription Text/Poem: On the left pillar on stage: 百千鳥娘道成寺

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1056

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 17, 2010 – Apr 17, 2011

Label copy

This perspective picture (uki-e) is based upon a modified version of the Western system of one-point perspective. It depicts the interior of the Nakamura Theater, one of the most famous and enduring kabuki theaters in Edo (modern Tokyo). The heroine of the play, an angry spirit disguised as a temple dancer (shirabyoshi), is entering from the left on the raised walkway. The monk who has rejected her advances is hiding under the bell, where he will be burned to death after she performs her dance, turns into a serpent, and breathes fire on the bell. The scene is from “Suehiro Soga, a Myriad of Birds: The Maiden of Dojo Temple,” which is part of the play Sazareishi Hirogenji. This 1744 performance was among the cycle of plays that celebrated the New Year.

Edo Theater
The Drama of Kabuki
Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

This is a perspective picture (uki-e) based upon modified application of the Western system of one-point perspective. It depicts the interior of the Nakamura Theater, one of most famous and enduring kabuki theaters of Edo (modern Tokyo). The heroine of the play, an angry spirit disguised as a temple dancer (shirabyoshi), is entering from the left on the raised walkway. The monk who has rejected her advances is hiding under the bell, where he will be immolated after she performs her dance, turns into a serpent, and breathes fire on the bell. The scene is from Suehiro Soga, a Myriad of Birds: The Maiden of Dojo Temple (Suehiro Soga yonbon tsuzuki momochidori musume Dojoji), part of the play Sazareishi Hirogenji. This 1744 performance was part of the cycle of plays put on to celebrate the lunar new year.

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Sep 22, 1994 – Dec 15, 1994
Cities, Buildings, and Rooms
Exterior and Interior Spatial Representation in Japanese Prints
Jan 31, 1992 – Mar 22, 1992
Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century
Sep 14, 1990 – Nov 04, 1990
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Tombstone

Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1686-1764, b. in Edo)
Okumuraya Genroku 奥村屋源六 (Japanese, early 1700s), publisher
Scene from the jōruri play Momochidori musume Dōjōji at Nakamura-za theater; Shibai kyogen ukie kongen, ca. 1744
Polychrome woodblock print with hand applied color
Horizontal ōban: 29.5 x 41.8 cm (11 5/8 x 16 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1056

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