Oban Triptych (Left Side) Iwai Kumesaburô III as Sakuramaru (??) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami / Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 2011/2.199.1
- Title
- Oban Triptych (Left Side) Iwai Kumesaburô III as Sakuramaru (??) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
- Artist
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797 - 1861
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1849-1853
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Dimensions
- 37.47 cm x 26.04 cm (14 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print of a figure hunched over holding swords. The figure's right arm is raised and feet are pointing in opposite directions. A purple robe with a white diamond pattern, trimmed in black, covers the lower portion of the figure. Red sleeves with a repeating flower pattern (pink with green centers) are center. A mat, light blue trim with black floral design, is towards the bottom right (to the figures left).
- Subject Matter
- This triptych depicts the kabuki play of "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami," a story set in the 9th century, which concerns the government official Sugawara no Michizane (called Kan Sh?j? in the play), who was exiled to Ky?sh? after being accused of conspiring to seize the throne. Sakuramaru is one among three in a fictional set of triplets that drives the plot.
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- weapons and ammunition
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2539 x 3606
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2011/2.199.1
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"Oban Triptych (Left Side) Iwai Kumesaburô III as Sakuramaru (??) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami; Utagawa Kuniyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.199.1/2011_2_199_1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.