Accession Number2015/2.157.2
TitlePuppeteer Yoshida Senshi's New Quick-change Play at Yūki Theater
Artist(s)Utagawa KunisadaArtist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Date1832Medium & Supportwoodblock print on paper and wood mountDimensions 19 in x 41 ¾ in x ¾ in (48.26 cm x 106.04 cm x 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi KatsuizumiSubject matterThis set of three prints shows a puppeteer Yoshida Senshi in the middle, playing two characters. One on the left is Oiwa, from a ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan, and the other on the right is Nikki Danjō from Meiboku Sendai Hagi (Troubles of the Date Clan). The left print has a scene from Yotsuya Kaidan, and the right print has a scene from Meiboku Sendai Hagi.
Physical DescriptionImage of three figures wearing blue, tan, red, and brown robes. The center figure is a puppeteer. The puppet of the female on the left is looking to its right, and the puppet on the right in the center and on the right are looking to their left.
This is the center print of a triptych (with 2015/2.157.1 and 2015/2.157.3).
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Keywords
Mus (genus)
ghosts (spirits)
puppeteers
puppets (recreational artifacts)
swords