Modern comparisons of actors and flowers: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Tennichibo from Tiger Lily of Suzuka / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number: 2003/1.476
Title: Modern comparisons of actors and flowers: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Tennichibo from Tiger Lily of Suzuka
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1862
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Artist's seal: Kiô Toyokuni ga [=77 sai], in toshidama cartouche; Publisher's seal: Hiranoya; Censor's seal: Inu roku aratame (1862/6); Carver's seal: Yokogawadô Horitake
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 36.2 cm x 23.9 cm (14 1/4 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: Tennichibo alludes to an historical figure who claimed. himself as a bastard son of the noble eigth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune. Tennichibo is said to have raised an immense disturbance in the feudal regime, inspiring the kabuki drama.
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: 1386 x 2100
File Size: 387 KB
Record: 2003/1.476
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