Untitled (Kabuki samurai)
Artist
Morikawa Chikashige
(Japanese)
Date1869-1882
Mediumwoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 35 × 70.3 cm (13 3/4 × 27 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Society of Victoria
Object number2017.033.028
DescriptionKabuki triptych from the drama commonly known as "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami," a tale about samaurai triples who become the victims of divided loyalties. At left, Umeomaru faces his brother Matsuomaru, who now serves the evil Lord Shihei, an enemy of the triplet's sponsor, Sugawara no Michizane.Status
Not on view
Ando Hiroshige