Accession Number
2003/1.417.1

Title
Iruma Mansion Kabuki Picture Book: Onoe Baikō V (Onoe Kikugorō V) as Palace Maid Hatsu

Artist(s)
Toyohara Kunichika

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1874

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 3/8 in x 9 3/4 in (36.5 cm x 24.7 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
This play was only performed in 1874, and very little is known about it. 

Physical Description
In the center, a woman holds a folded umbrella against a dark background.  She wears a brightly colored robe tied with a black sash.  In front of her, an arm appearing from off the print holds out an unsheathed sword.

This is the left panel of a triptych (with 2003/1.417.2 and 2003/1.417.3).

Inscriptions: Tsubone Iwafuji: Nakamura Shiken; Meshitsukai [?] Hatsu: Onoe Baiko; Toyohara Kunichika hitsu (Artist's signature); Man, hanmoto, Nihonbashi Manson, Tōri Ichi (Publisher's seal); Watanabe Horiei (Carver's seal)

 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form. Keywords
actors
kabuki
maids (servants)
swords
theater (discipline)