COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1925.2361
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AIC_.1925.2361
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Prints
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Prints
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Katsukawa, Shunsho
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Katsukawa, Shunsho
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Katsukawa Shunsho
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Katsukawa Shunsho
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu, in the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor)
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The actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu, in the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor)
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
Edo period, 1780
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Edo period, 1780
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1780
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1780
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1780
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1780
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Woodblock print.
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Woodblock print.
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Woodblock
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Woodblock
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
The actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo disguised as a pilgrim (left), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu (right), in the 'Silent Encounter' scene (dammari) from the end of part one of the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor), performed at the Nakamura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1780 "Silent encounter" scenes (dammari), such as depicted here, were a recent innovation in Kabuki at the time, strongly associated with possibly even invented by-Nakazo I. They generally took place in some lonely mountain shrine at night (the red railing here marks the entrance to the Mishima Myojin Shrine), with the actors engaging in a slow, stylized struggle for possession of some precious object.Nakazo I is wearing the disguise of a pilgrim who visits the sixty-six holy sites associated with the Lotus Sutra: gray robes, white leggings and arm covers, a portable shrine on his back, and carrying a staff with jingles (shakujo) and a brass gong, which the pilgrims struck to gain merit. Danjuro V copied his costume from that of the old shrine attendant in the No play (and painting subject) Aridoshi: a "snake's eye" umbrella, high wooden clogs (geta), and a bronze lantern. Both thus had ample "weapons" to deploy in the silent fight scene.
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The actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo disguised as a pilgrim (left), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu (right), in the 'Silent Encounter' scene (dammari) from the end of part one of the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor), performed at the Nakamura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1780 "Silent encounter" scenes (dammari), such as depicted here, were a recent innovation in Kabuki at the time, strongly associated with possibly even invented by-Nakazo I. They generally took place in some lonely mountain shrine at night (the red railing here marks the entrance to the Mishima Myojin Shrine), with the actors engaging in a slow, stylized struggle for possession of some precious object.Nakazo I is wearing the disguise of a pilgrim who visits the sixty-six holy sites associated with the Lotus Sutra: gray robes, white leggings and arm covers, a portable shrine on his back, and carrying a staff with jingles (shakujo) and a brass gong, which the pilgrims struck to gain merit. Danjuro V copied his costume from that of the old shrine attendant in the No play (and painting subject) Aridoshi: a "snake's eye" umbrella, high wooden clogs (geta), and a bronze lantern. Both thus had ample "weapons" to deploy in the silent fight scene.
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Chuban; 26.4 x 19.0 cm
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Chuban; 26.4 x 19.0 cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1925.2361
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1925.2361
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
SIGNATURE Shunsho ga
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SIGNATURE Shunsho ga
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E19767.TIF
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AIC_.E19767.TIF
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