Unidentified actors as the geisha Koman and Satsuma Gengobei / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number
2003/1.469
Title
Unidentified actors as the geisha Koman and Satsuma Gengobei
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1856
Object Creation Place
Asia
Japan
Creation Place 1
Asia
Creation Place 2
Japan
Inscription
Artist's seal: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
Publisher's seal: Asakusa Namiki Ôtoraban
Censor's seal: Aratame
Date seal: Tatsu roku (1856/6)
Dimensions
35.4 cm x 24.5 cm (13 15/16 in. x 9 5/8 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
A colorful image of two kabuki actors. One is portraying a geisha and wearing a gold hair piece and a dark blue kimono. The kimono has images of white cherry blossoms. The under layers of the kimono are red and light blue. She is also holding a brush and writing on the base of a shamisen in her lap.
The male character is dressed in a black kimono with white crosshatch designs. He is holding a pipe and looking up at the geisha.
Subject Matter
Two kabuki actors. The man dressed as the geisha is portraying Koman while the man is Satsuma Gengobei. This is likely a scene from the play "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime." This is the scene in which the geisha Koman writes the word "godairiki" on her shamisen as a pledge of love and loyalty to Gengobei.
The play, "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" depicts the hero of the play, the samurai Satsuma Gengobei, in pursuit of the geisha Koman.
Primary Keywords
actors
kabuki
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1362 x 1986
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Record
2003/1.469
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"Unidentified actors as the geisha Koman and Satsuma Gengobei; Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.469/2003_1_469.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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