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Onzöshi Ushiwaka and Musashibö Benkei
Onzöshi Ushiwaka and Musashibö Benkei
Onzöshi Ushiwaka and Musashibö Benkei

Onzöshi Ushiwaka and Musashibö Benkei

Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1850s~1860s)
Date1859
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
DimensionsOther (Mat): 50.8 x 71.1 cm (20 x 28 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.07)
Object number11640.07
DescriptionAlthough the print does not list the names of particular actors, both characters are striking a Kabuki mie (bold pose) and Benkei is wearing the face paint of a Kabuki actor. Judging from the date of the print, this is likely a depiction of the actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Ushiwakamaru (left) and the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Benkei (right) in the kabuki play "Kanjincho," performed at the Ichimura theater in 1859.
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