Accession Number
2003/1.410.1

Title
The Teachings for Women, Scene of Mikasayama Palace: Sawamura Tosshō II as a Tofu Shop Maid

Artist(s)
Toyohara Kunichika

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1864

Medium & Support
woodblock on paper

Dimensions
14 1/2 in x 9 13/16 in (36.8 cm x 25 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Actor Sawamura Tosshō II also held the name Suketakaya Takkasuke IV. He was born in 1838 and was active from the time he was a child in 1842 until his death in 1886. He began his career in Edo (present day Tokyo) and travelled frequently between Edo and Osaka.

Physical Description
This is a print of a woman. She appears to be dancing, with one leg raised and both arms out to her side. She wears a blue robe with red and pale blue flowers. A man stands behind her wearing a black robe and veil. Behind them is a raised platform.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunichika ga; Publisher’s seal: Hanmoto, Izutsuya; Censor’s seal: Aratame; Tōfuya jochū, Sawamura Tosshō
 
This is the left panel of a diptych.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
actors (performing artists)
kabuki
kimonos
puppeteers
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)