The Teachings for Women, Scene of Mikasayama Palace: Sawamura Tanosuke III as Omiwa
Toyohara Kunichika
Description
Subject Matter:
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III was born into a family of kabuki actors in 1845. He was active from the time he was a child, in 1849. In the later part of his life he suffered from an unknown ailment that caused him to have both feet and parts of his hands amputated. In spite of his disability, he continued to perform until his death in 1878. He was best known for his onnagata—“female form” or “female role”—roles and for contemporary plays.
Physical Description:
This is a print of a woman kneeling on the floor. She wears a red and blue robe with a black sash. Her hair has matching decorations. She holds an object in her left hand. Behind her is a black staircase up to a raised platform with a green floor.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kuinchika ga; Publisher’s seal: Hanmoto, Izutsuya; Censor’s seal: Ataratme; Omiwa, Sawamura Tanosuke
This is the right panel of a diptych.
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