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Artist:
Hashimoto Naoyoshi (1838-1912)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 36.2 x 23.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1879
Period:
Meiji era
Label:
The format of this print suggests that it was part of a triptych, with one sheet to its right and left, completing the composition. The title would have appeared on the right sheet, and the artist's name at the far left. There is a blank margin on the left side only to allow for joining the sheets by overlapping the right-hand edges.
This vivid image shows two Kabuki actors dressed in their street attire. Ichikawa Danjuro is at the upper center, wearing a Western-style black jacket and modish purple bowtie. Both he and the other actor, who wears traditional Japanese garments, have their hair cut short in the style favored by the men of the period who wanted to adopt what was regarded as the most modern style.
Provenance:
From the 1960s to 1999
Elizabeth D. Woodbury, Japan and Alexandria, VA, purchased in Japan in the 1960s [1]
From 1999
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Elizabeth D. Woodbury in 1999
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Elizabeth D. Woodbury
Topic:
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
theater  Search this
kabuki  Search this
Japan  Search this
actor  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift--the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan
Accession Number:
S1999.27
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35ba517a8-e57b-4c2f-8a56-52acaa66bbad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1999.27