Segawa Kikunojô [V] as the courtesan Jigoku Tayû ("Mistress of Hell"), in a costume depicting heaven and hell / Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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Accession Number: 2003/1.530
Title: Segawa Kikunojô [V] as the courtesan Jigoku Tayû ("Mistress of Hell"), in a costume depicting heaven and hell
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1797 - 1861
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1815-1831
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Signature: É Kuniyoshi (rubbed out); Censor's seal: kiwame; Publisher: Isekane
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 36.6 cm x 25 cm (14 7/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: Kuniyoshi apprenticed in Toyokuni's studio at a young age. As the son of a pattern designer, Kuniyoshi incorporated a rich range of textile patterns into his prints. Kunisada was Kuniyoshi's colleague and is said to have influenced Kuniyoshi's drive to produce increasingly innovative and prolific series. In this print, Jigoku Tayû advertises her identity as the 'mistress of hell' through demons displayed on her robe.
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: 1773 x 2579
File Size: 608 KB
Record: 2003/1.530
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.530/2003_1.530.jpg

In public portfolios: Apocalypses (201); Death and dying (500); Death personified (47); Death, dying, and the afterlife - a study room selection (23); Heavens, hells, and afterlives (132); Kabuki (214); Monsters, demons, devils, and robots (128)

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Full citation: "Segawa Kikunojô [V] as the courtesan Jigoku Tayû ("Mistress of Hell"), in a costume depicting heaven and hell; Utagawa Kuniyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.530/2003_1.530.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.