Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu ( central leaf of triptych)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Description
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.
Physical Description:
In this print, a woman looks behind her from the floor on her hands and knees. Her feet are bare. She wears a brown plaid robe and blue sash. A wooden sword is on the floor near her hands. The sliding screens in the background are painted with trees and flowers against a blue background.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kuniyoshi ga; Publisher’s seal: Hon, Edo, Sen’ichi; Ohatsu, Iwai Shijaku
This is the center panel of a triptych (with 2013/1.511.1 and 2013/1.511.3).
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