Image

Utagawa Toyokuni

Sawamura Tanosuke II as the lady-in-waiting? Takigawa (Koshimoto? Takigawa Sawamura Tanosuke)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825
b. in Edo)

Title

Sawamura Tanosuke II as the lady-in-waiting? Takigawa (Koshimoto? Takigawa Sawamura Tanosuke)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1811

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 25.6 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] The inscription in the title is unclear; it appears to say Koshimoto, or lady-in-waiting, which may concur with the woman's posture and holding a sword.

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame; date seal | 1811

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1161

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Sawamura Tanosuke II (1788-1817), a female impersonator (onnagata), may be playing a lady-in-waiting, which would explain the presence of a sword in his hands. The inscription gives the actor's name, but the name of the role he plays is illegible.

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

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Tombstone

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825
b. in Edo)
Sumimaruya Jinsuke (Japanese), publisher
Sawamura Tanosuke II as the lady-in-waiting? Takigawa (Koshimoto? Takigawa Sawamura Tanosuke), 1811
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.8 x 25.6 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1161

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