Iwai Kumesaburô [III] as Umekawa (musicians in rear); scene from Meido no hikyaku (left sheet of tripcych) / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
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- Accession Number
- 2003/1.473.1
- Title
- Iwai Kumesaburô [III] as Umekawa (musicians in rear); scene from Meido no hikyaku (left sheet of tripcych)
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1854
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James Hayes
- Inscription
- Artist's seal: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
- Publisher's seal: Iseya Kanekichi
- Carver's seal: Horitake
- Censor's seal: Aratame
- Date seal: Tora kyû (1854/9)
- Period
- Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
- Dimensions
- 36.8 cm x 24.2 cm (14 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Subject Matter
- The play is known as "The Courier for Hell "or Courier of Hell (Meido no hikyaku ?????) and is a love-suicide play by the Japanese writer Chikamatsu Monzaemon, written in 1711. It was based on historic events that took place in Osaka in 1710 and recount shte love between Chûbei and the prostitue Umekawa.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1362 x 2064
- File Size
- 374 KB
- Record
- 2003/1.473.1
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