Accession Number
2003/1.596

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Somenoi

Artist(s)
Shigeharu

Object Creation Date
1831-1835

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 15/16 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( 37.9 cm x 26.7 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Label copy

Maribeth Graybill, "Recent Acquisitions of East Asian Art," November 5, 2005-May 14, 2006

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.

Revenge at Tengajaya is a revenge play based on historical events that took place near Osaka.  It was written by Nagawa Kamesuke I and first performed in 1781 in Osaka. It follows the Hayase brothers through their vendetta against the murderer of their father and is known for its violent scenes.
 

Physical Description
In this print, a woman sits on the ground outside of a building.  She wears a blue robe decorated with flowers.  She holds a tool in her right hand.  The interior of the building is visible behind her.
 
Inscriptions: Shigeharu ga; Publisher’s seal: Ten, Tenki; Somenoi, Iwai Shijaku
 
This is the left panel of a diptych, of which the museum has one.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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actors
interior spaces (spaces by location)
kabuki
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)