Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣

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

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 Period

Year

ca. 1744

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

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

Translation: The Soga Tale, Spreading Like Pebbles (a play in four acts)

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
Translation: The Dōjōji play with a hundred plover-maidens

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1056

Type

Exhibition History

Japanese Prints of the Kabuki
Sep 05, 1986 – Nov 23, 1986
Kabuki

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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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