Ichikawa Kodanji IV as a Ghost of Takayama Kengyō 高山検校ノ霊 (四代目市川小団次)

1853

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Title
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as a Ghost of Takayama Kengyō 高山検校ノ霊 (四代目市川小団次)
Creator
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1853
Identifier
20200827-rosensteel-0130
Description
Takayama Kengyō was killed by Naoshima Tairyō Naoshige 直島大領直繁 while they were playing a game of go. Kengyō's cat turned into Naoshige's wife and suffered him every ight. Scene from a Kabuki play Hanano no saga nekomatazōshi 花埜嵯峨猫魔稿. Signature: 豊国画 [Toyokuni ga]. Publisher: 恵比寿屋庄七 [Ebisuya Shoshichi].
Extent
14.25 x 9.875 in.
Type
still image
Genre
prints (visual works)
color prints
woodcuts (prints)
color woodcuts (prints)
Subject
Kabuki
Ghosts
Theater
Source
Barry Rosensteel Japanese Print Collection
Collection
Barry Rosensteel Japanese Print Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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