Accession Number
2003/1.591

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Senginya O-ume (?) (young maiden, under blossoming cherry tree)

Artist(s)
Hokuei

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1831-1835

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
15 3/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. ( 39 cm x 26.4 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Iwai Shijaku I was also known as Iwai Hanshiro VII.  He was the oldest son of Iwai Hanshirō V.  He was born in 1804 and active from 1806 until his death in 1845.  He spent time acting in Edo as well as Osaka.

Physical Description
In this print, a young woman stands underneath a flowering cherry tree.  She wears dark purple and grey robes with pink and brown trim and lining.  Her sash is red and decorated with blue and green designs.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Hokuei ga; Publisher’s seal: Honsei; Chikiriya no Oume, Iwai Shijaku

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
actors
cherry (plant)
kabuki
kimonos
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)