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The character Yura Hyōgo at Namamugi, between Kawasaki and Kanagawa

  • Description

    Kunisada was the most prolific and successful designer of actor prints of the nineteenth century. He produced over 20,000 designs during his lifetime.

    In this series of prints, Kunisada shows famous kabuki actors in front of landscapes related to the stations of the Tōkaidō Road, Japan’s major highway. Each of the kabuki roles depicted is connected in some way to the landscape, perhaps through the location of the play or through an allusion to a local legend within the play.

  • Details

    Series
    Miracle at the Yaguchi Ferry
    Associated place
    AsiaJapanHonshūKantōTōkyō prefecture Tōkyō (place of creation)
    AsiaJapanHonshūKantōTōkyō prefecture Tōkyō (place of publication)
    AsiaJapanHonshū Tōkaidō road (Namamugi) (subject)
    Date
    designed 1852
    Artist/maker
    Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880) (designer)
    Hori Mino (1833 - 1906) (block cutter)
    Associated people
    Tsujioka Bunsuke (active c. 1814 - 1896) (publisher)
    Magomi Kangeyū (active c. 1852) (censor)
    Hama Yahei (active c. 1852) (censor)
    Ichikawa Ebizō V (1791 - 1859) (subject)
    Material and technique
    Nishiki-e, woodblock print with ink and colour
    Dimensions
    mount 55.5 x 40.2 cm (height x width)
    sheet 35.2 x 24.3 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Christ Church College, University of Oxford, 1983.
    Accession no.
    EA1983.47

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