Accession Number
2003/1.552

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu in the michiyuki (journey) scene from Sonezaki Shinju (Double Suicide at Sonezaki): ôatari, ôtari [bit hit!]

Artist(s)
Utagawa Toyokuni I

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1822-1825

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
15 1/16 in. x 10 1/8 in. ( 38.2 cm x 25.7 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Actor Iwai Shijaku I, also known as Iwai Hanshirō VII, was the oldest son of Iwai Hanshirō V.  He was born in 1804 and died in 1845.

Physical Description
In this print, a woman stands holding a fan up to her shoulder.  She wears an orange robe with large white flower outlines and green borders.  Flowers decorate her hair.  In the background a bridge and the tops of ships are visible.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Toyokuni ga; Censor’s seal: kiwame; Ohatsu, Iwai Shijaku; Michiyuki ōatari ōatari

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
bridges (built works)
kabuki
kimonos
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)