Iwai Shijaku [I] as Senginya O-ume (?) (young maiden, under blossoming cherry tree)
Hokuei
Description
Subject Matter:
Iwai Shijaku I was also known as Iwai Hanshiro VII. He was the oldest son of Iwai Hanshirō V. He was born in 1804 and active from 1806 until his death in 1845. He spent time acting in Edo as well as Osaka.
Physical Description:
In this print, a young woman stands underneath a flowering cherry tree. She wears dark purple and grey robes with pink and brown trim and lining. Her sash is red and decorated with blue and green designs.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Hokuei ga; Publisher’s seal: Honsei; Chikiriya no Oume, Iwai Shijaku
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