Kabuki graveyard scene: Asamaru and the monk Dainichibô (right leaf of triptych) / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number: 2003/1.494.3
Title: Kabuki graveyard scene: Asamaru and the monk Dainichibô (right leaf of triptych)
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1849-1850
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Signature: K™ch™r™ Toyokuni ga + single toshidama seal; Censor's seal: 1. Murata; 2. Mera
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 36.6 cm x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 in. x 9 15/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: Dainichibô is the evil monk in the play "Shinobu-gusa Koi no Utsushie"
Primary Keywords: actors; kabuki
Secondary Keywords: entertainers; entertainment; how we live; people and occupations
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1416 x 2010
File Size: 379 KB
Record: 2003/1.494.3
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.494.3/2003_1_494_3.jpg

In public portfolios: Death and dying (500); Grief and mourning rituals (178); Kabuki (214); Theater and drama (60)

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Full citation: "Kabuki graveyard scene: Asamaru and the monk Dainichibô (right leaf of triptych); Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.494.3/2003_1_494_3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.