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Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise

「雪梅顔見勢」初世尾上菊五郎の泉三郎

1769

Ippitsusai Bunchō 一筆斎 文調

(Japanese, active c. 1765–92)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 30.6 x 14 cm (12 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.173
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The character's name, Izumi, appears on the right sleeve of the actor's robe.

Description

The play Snowflakes: Plum Blossom Kaomise was performed at the Ichimura Theater in 1769.
A vertical print in muted colors depicts a man with light skin tone standing centrally, wearing a reddish-brown and tan patterned robe with broad, angular shoulders. He holds a small hand drum and looks over his shoulder toward a flowering plum branch. Two swords are tucked into his belt. Behind him is a gridded window and a floor decorated with swirling patterns and fallen maple leaves. Signature and seal appear at the lower right.

Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise

1769

Ippitsusai Bunchō

(Japanese, active c. 1765–92)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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