Modern Mirrors (Imayô Oshie Kagami): the shinzô Nakoso / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
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- Accession Number
- 2003/1.488
- Title
- Modern Mirrors (Imayô Oshie Kagami): the shinzô Nakoso
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1859?
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James Hayes
- Inscription
- Signature: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
- Censor's seal: 1 undeciphered seal + carver's seal Yokogawa Horitake
- Period
- Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
- Dimensions
- 36.8 cm x 26 cm (14 1/2 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- An image of a mirror with the reflection of a kabuki actor dressed as a geisha with his hands clasped. The mirror is rimmed in black with gold designs with pieces of decorated cloth hanging near the top and bottom of the mirror. The actor depicted wears a kimono of dark blue with white geometric designs. The inner layers of the kimono are red with white star bursts and white with black designs. His hair is pulled back with red and blue material and he wears a gold head piece.
- Above the image if a small amount of writing.
- Subject Matter
- A reflected image of the kabuki actor Sawamura Tanosuke III dressed as the geisha Shinzo Nakoso from the play "Hanano no tsuki uto hitofushi." Above the image is a poem written by the actor.
- Here, the kabuki actor is depicted in the guise of a geisha. Emphasizing the actor's reflection in a mirror, this print creats an interesting conflation of the viewer and the actor being portrayed.
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performances
- performing artists
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2011 x 2868
- File Size
- 767 KB
- Record
- 2003/1.488
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"Modern Mirrors (Imayô Oshie Kagami): the shinzô Nakoso; Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.488/2003_1.488.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
