Accession Number
2003/1.590.1

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu, fencing with Iwafuji no Tsubone (left half of diptych; pair w/ 2003/1.590.2)

Artist(s)
Hokuei

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1831-1835

Medium & Support
color woodblock print 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 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
The woman in this print wears a red striped robe with crests on the sleeves and back.  Her robe is blue and green, and her feet are bare.  She wields a wooden sword in front of her.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Hokuei ga; Publisher’s seal: Honsei; Ohatsu, Iwai Shijaku
 
This is the left panel of a diptych (with 2003/1,590.2).

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
kabuki
swords
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)