Untitled series of Kanadehon Chûshingura prints
Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei
c. 1833
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This series shows pairs
of actors in costume from the kabuki play Kanadehon chûshingura. It is not listed in Kuniyoshi
by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25
centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Ichikawa Danzô V as Yuranosuke
(由良之助) and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Ôboshi Rikiya Yoshikane (力弥) I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this
image. |
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Woodblocks from this earlier print, published by Kawaguchi-ya Chôzô, were reused for the
above print. |
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Ichikawa Ebizô
V as Wakasanosuke (若狭之助) and Seki Sanjûrô II as Kakogawa Honzô (加古川本) I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this image. |
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Onoe Kikugorô III as Kô no Moronao and Iwai Shijaku I as
Lady Kaoyo I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Woodblocks from this earlier print, published by Kawaguchi-ya Chôzô, were reused for the
above print. |
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Ichikawa Danzô V as Yuranosuke
(由良之助) and Iwai Shijaku I as Okaru (おかる) I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Onoe Kikugorô III and Onoe Eizaburô III as Okaru I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Onoe Kikugorô III as Kanpei (かん平) and Iwai Shijaku I as Okaru (おかる) I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
