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The character Nyūdō Shinsai at Soga village, between Odawara and Hakone
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Description
The Shibaraku scene is one of the most popular pieces in the kabuki repertoire. A scene of around fifty minutes, Shibaraku is not a complete play, but a short drama inserted between full plays to provide variety.
The plot centres around a warrior hero who intervenes just as an evil villain is about to kill some innocent people. The ‘Catfish Priest’ (so named for his long sideburns that resemble a catfish's whiskers) is one of the villain’s henchmen, who tries to persuade the hero to leave.
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Details
- Series
- Stop a Moment!
- Associated place
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Asia › Japan › Honshū › Tōkaidō road (Soga village) (subject)Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Kanagawa prefecture (Odawara castle) (subject)
- Date
- 1852
- Artist/maker
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Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880) (designer)Yokogawa Takejirō (active c. 1852) (block cutter)
- Associated people
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Tsutaya Kichizō (active c. 1830 - 1880) (publisher)Muramatsu Genroku (active c. 1843 - c. 1852) (censor)Fukushima Giemon (active c. 1849 - 1853) (censor)
- 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 24.4 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.
- EA1983.65
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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