COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1939.873
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AIC_.1939.873
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
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Object Type:
Prints
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Prints
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Katsukawa, Shunko
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Katsukawa, Shunko
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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; 1743-1812 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Japanese; 1743-1812 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Creator Name-CRT:
Katsukawa Shunko
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Katsukawa Shunko
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Title:
The actor Otani Hiroemon III as Osada no Zenjo Kagemune in the play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (First Performance Day of the Izu Calendar)
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The actor Otani Hiroemon III as Osada no Zenjo Kagemune in the play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (First Performance Day of the Izu Calendar)
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:
Performed at the Morita Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1772
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Performed at the Morita Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1772
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1772
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1772
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1772
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1772
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Materials and Techniques:
Woodblock print.
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Woodblock print.
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Classification Term:
Woodblock
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Woodblock
Classification Term
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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:
Hosoban; 30.5 x 14.4 cm
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Hosoban; 30.5 x 14.4 cm
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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:
1939.873
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1939.873
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
SIGNATURE: Shunko gaARTIST'S SEAL: Ki in jar-shaped outline
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SIGNATURE: Shunko gaARTIST'S SEAL: Ki in jar-shaped outline
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
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Context:
In the present print, by Shunko, Otani Hiroemon III as the villain Osada no Zenjo Kagemune is searching for the jewel. Beneath a pine tree at night Hiroemon III stands in the classic soku mie pose, legs stifily straight and heels together. His sharp features scowl, and one arm, freed from the surcoat of his formal kamishimo robes, brandishes a sickle ominously. A further illustration in the program shows him kneeling, holding the same sickle and wearing a straw raincoat over his kimono (see 'The Actor's Image' catalogue, fig.107.1, p.296).This is one of the earliest known theatrical prints by Shunko, one of a small number bearing beneath the signature a jar-shaped seal containing the character ki (tree), in imitation of Shunsho's hayashi (two trees) seal. Not until 1776 does Shunko appear to have designed theatrical prints regularly. It is not surprising that at this early point in his career he should imitate his teacher Shunsho's style so closely. It is remarkable that he is in this print so nearly histeacher's artistic equal, as attested by comparison with Shunsho's similar portrait of Hiroemon III from the following year.
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In the present print, by Shunko, Otani Hiroemon III as the villain Osada no Zenjo Kagemune is searching for the jewel. Beneath a pine tree at night Hiroemon III stands in the classic soku mie pose, legs stifily straight and heels together. His sharp features scowl, and one arm, freed from the surcoat of his formal kamishimo robes, brandishes a sickle ominously. A further illustration in the program shows him kneeling, holding the same sickle and wearing a straw raincoat over his kimono (see 'The Actor's Image' catalogue, fig.107.1, p.296).This is one of the earliest known theatrical prints by Shunko, one of a small number bearing beneath the signature a jar-shaped seal containing the character ki (tree), in imitation of Shunsho's hayashi (two trees) seal. Not until 1776 does Shunko appear to have designed theatrical prints regularly. It is not surprising that at this early point in his career he should imitate his teacher Shunsho's style so closely. It is remarkable that he is in this print so nearly histeacher's artistic equal, as attested by comparison with Shunsho's similar portrait of Hiroemon III from the following year.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E19795.TIF
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AIC_.E19795.TIF
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