Actor as the Ghost of Monk Seigen, illustrating a verse by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Analogues of the Thirty-six Poets
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Actor as the Ghost of Monk Seigen, illustrating a verse by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Analogues of the Thirty-six Poets
1852 - 185219th
14.17 in. x 9.92 in. (36 cm x 25.2 cm)
Utagawa Kunisada (also called Gototei Kunisada; Toyokuni III; Ichiyusai Kunisada), (1786–1864)
User Text 1 This color woodcut illustrates a verse (inscribed in the square yellow cartouche in the upper right) by the ninth-century poet Ariwara no Narihira. The poem mourns the passing of cherry blossoms and alludes to the ghost of Monk Seigen, who haunted his forbidden love Sakurahime (Princess Cherry Blossom). Kunisada highlighted this reference with a kabuki-style portrayal of the phantom, theatrically posed against a backdrop of windblown cherry trees. Though the actor is not identified in the print’s inscriptions, he appears to be Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII, who played Monk Seigen at the Kawarazaki theatre in 1852.
Creation Place:
Asia, Japan
Medium and Support:
Color woodcut
Credit Line:
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession Number:
1980.2635
Oban
Current Location:
Chazen : 265 : E : 7 : E : Sz2
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- From Primitive to Decadent: Subject and Style in Japanese Prints, 1680-1880 Milwaukee Art Museum , 1/18/1991 - 3/3/1991
- Kabuki: The Drama of Japanese Prints Chazen Museum of Art , 4/19/2003 - 6/22/2003
- Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900 Chazen Museum of Art , 11/2/2009 - 11/26/2009
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 360 in. x 9.92 in. (914.4 cm x 25.2 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007.
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Hotei Publishing.
Leiden, The Netherlands, 2007
Page Number: p. 152, Figure Number: no. 136
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