Nakamura Rikô as ... Ofumi (part of a series with 2003/1.604, 605)

Accession Number
2003/1.606

Title
Nakamura Rikô as ... Ofumi (part of a series with 2003/1.604, 605)

Artist(s)
Utagawa Kunihiro

Object Creation Date
1831-1835

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
14 7/16 in. x 10 1/16 in. ( 36.6 cm x 25.5 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James Hayes

Subject matter
Nakamura Matsue III, also known as Nakamura Tomijūrō II, was born in 1786.  Though he was originally a merchant in Osaka, he entered the theater and became a pupil of Nakamura Uzaemon III.  He died in 1853.

This is part of a series, of which UMMA has two prints. Pair with 2003/1.605.

Physical Description
The woman standing in this print wears a purple and green robe decorated with bamboo shoots and a blue and gold border.  Her sash is red and white, and she has a white and blue towel around her shoulders.  A sheathed sword is visible behind her.  Above her are lines of calligraphy against a plain background of white and blue bands.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunihiro; Publisher’s seal: Ten, Tenki; Unidentified seals; Karikane Ofumi, Nakamura Matsue

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form. Keywords
actors
kabuki
kimonos
swords
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)

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