The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-eTorii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)/1742

Description

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742 is an internationally celebrated Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e created by Torii Kiyomasu II (1742). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853–1908), Boston; by descent to his wife, Sidney McCall (1865–1954; born Mary McNeill, also Mary McNeil Fenollosa), Boston, 1908; sold to Clarence Buckingham (1854–1913), Chicago, 1909; by descent to his sisters Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870–1920) and Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, 1913; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.

Dimensions

29.9 × 14.7 cm (11 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

19326

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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