Iwai Shijaku [I] in 3 roles (... henge no uchi series): as a shirabyôshi dancer / Hokuei

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Accession Number
2003/1.592
Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] in 3 roles (... henge no uchi series): as a shirabyôshi dancer
Artist
Hokuei
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
act. 1828-1836
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1831-1835
Inscription
Signature: Shunk™sai Hokuei ga
Censor's seal: none
Dimensions
34.6 cm x 22.4 cm (13 5/8 in. x 8 13/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Subject Matter
A student of Shunk?sai Hokush?, Hokuei was an active Osaka-based printmaker during the first decades of the ninteenth century. A follower of Hokusai, Hokuei became known for his interest in violence and exaggeration. Here the artist has depicted Iwai Shinjaku, an Osaka performer who would inspire a lineage of kabuki actors hailing from Kansai during the late Edo and Meiji periods. This image is part of a triptych that, when seen together, creates a sense of movement between the various roles played by Iwai Shinjaku I. Interestingly, Shirabyôshi dancers were female dancers of the 12th century Japanese Imperial court who dressed as men. The performance of a man playing a woman dressed as a man creates a complex mise en âbime of gender in this print.
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kabuki
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1942 x 2932
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Record
2003/1.592
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"Iwai Shijaku [I] in 3 roles (... henge no uchi series): as a shirabyôshi dancer; Hokuei." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.592/2003_1.592.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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