Parody of 36 verses (Mitate sanjûroku kusen): Yaoya Oshichi (the green-grocer's daughter) [Bunraku puppet theatre scene] / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number: 2003/1.496
Title: Parody of 36 verses (Mitate sanjûroku kusen): Yaoya Oshichi (the green-grocer's daughter) [Bunraku puppet theatre scene]
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1856
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: artist's seal: Utagawa Toyokuni histu + single toshidama seal; censor's seal: Aratame; date seal: Tatsu juichi (1856/11); publisher: Shimoya Aeto
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 35.2 cm x 24 cm (13 7/8 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: The subject is Yaoya Oshichi, who was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei. They lived in the Hong? neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period and Yaoya Oshichi was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson.
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: 1357 x 1998
File Size: 361 KB
Record: 2003/1.496
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In public portfolios: Diversities of Writing in Japan ASIAN 244 (25); Satire (212); Theater and drama (60)

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Full citation: "Parody of 36 verses (Mitate sanjûroku kusen): Yaoya Oshichi (the green-grocer's daughter) [Bunraku puppet theatre scene]; Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.496/2003_1_496.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.