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The character Yura Hyōgo at Namamugi, between Kawasaki and Kanagawa
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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.
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Details
- Series
- Miracle at the Yaguchi Ferry
- Associated place
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Asia › Japan › Honshū › Tōkaidō road (Namamugi) (subject)
- Date
- designed 1852
- Artist/maker
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Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880) (designer)Hori Mino (1833 - 1906) (block cutter)
- Associated people
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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
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mount 55.5 x 40.2 cm (height x width)
sheet 35.2 x 24.3 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Christ Church College, University of Oxford, 1983.
- Accession no.
- EA1983.47
Past Exhibition
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Location
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- currently in research collection
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