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The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō
The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō
The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō

The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō

Titles
  • 其昔　左甚五郎が名誉の旧事
  • Sonomukashi Hidari Jingorō ga Meiyo no Furugoto
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1800s~1850s)
Date1847
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions14 13/16 x 27 13/16 in. (37.7 x 70.7 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2006 (29000)
Object number29000
DescriptionThis print depicts actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the sculptor Hidari Jingoro (left), onnagata actor Onoe Baiko IV as the life-size doll of a courtesan (center), and onnagata actor Arashi Koroku V as Jingoro's wife Otsuya (right) in the 1847 production of the kabuki dance "Shiki no hina Asakusa hakkei" at the Kawarasaki theater.
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