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Iwai Shijaku [I] as the wife, Oritsu, kneeling by a stream, towel in hand

Utagawa Kunisada

Artwork Details

Iwai Shijaku [I] as the wife, Oritsu, kneeling by a stream, towel in hand
1822-1844
Utagawa Kunisada
woodblock print on paper
14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.2 x 25.1 cm); ;
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.447

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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 woman kneels on the floor, towel in hand.  She is pushing back the sleeve of her blue and white patterned robe and looking forward.  A cloud of steam rises behind her.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: Kawashō; Censor’s seal: kiwame; Goemon nyōbō Oritsu, Iwai Shijaku

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