Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu, fencing with Iwafuji no Tsubone (left half of diptych; pair w/ 2003/1.590.2)
Hokuei
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:
The woman in this print wears a red striped robe with crests on the sleeves and back. Her robe is blue and green, and her feet are bare. She wields a wooden sword in front of her.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Hokuei ga; Publisher’s seal: Honsei; Ohatsu, Iwai Shijaku
This is the left panel of a diptych (with 2003/1,590.2).
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