Accession Number
2003/1.600

Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as Shiorine (?) (female dressed as an itinerant monk, with sword raised)

Artist(s)
Sadanobu

Object Creation Date
1831-1835

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
15 1/16 in. x 10 in. ( 38.3 cm x 25.4 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 woman carries a large box on her back.  In her right hand, she has an unsheathed sword raised above her.  Behind her is a flowering tree against a night sky.  A cartouche at the top right hase faded markings in it.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Hasegawa Sadanobu ga; Publisher’s seal: Ten, tenki; Shiorite, Iwai Shijaku

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

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