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Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu in the michiyuki (journey) scene from Sonezaki Shinju (Double Suicide at Sonezaki): ôatari, ôtari [bit hit!]

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Artwork Details

Iwai Shijaku [I] as Ohatsu in the michiyuki (journey) scene from Sonezaki Shinju (Double Suicide at Sonezaki): ôatari, ôtari [bit hit!]
1822-1825
Utagawa Toyokuni I
woodblock print on paper
15 1/16 in. x 10 1/8 in. ( 38.2 cm x 25.7 cm )
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.552

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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 stands holding a fan up to her shoulder.  She wears an orange robe with large white flower outlines and green borders.  Flowers decorate her hair.  In the background a bridge and the tops of ships are visible.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Toyokuni ga; Censor’s seal: kiwame; Ohatsu, Iwai Shijaku; Michiyuki ōatari ōatari

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