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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Yûgiri. Evening Mist. c.1845/6
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Series
- Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji.
- Publisher
- Ise-ya Ichibei.
oban tate-e, 24.0 cm × 36.0 cm
Very good impression, colour and condition.
In this series, a chapter from Genji monogatari is paired with a scene from history, or the kabuki stage. The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII takes on the role of Kinugawa Tanizô, a retired sumo wrestler and now loyal retainer to Lord Yorikane. He despatches two assailants, henchmen to the evil Nikki Danjô, who attempt to murder Yorikane at Hanamizu bridge. Inside the scroll, the landscape of a moon and mountain shrouded in mist alludes to the name of Genji's son, Yûgiri.
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