安達吟光画 第二番目五幕目 漂流奇譚西洋劇 巴里府演劇の場|“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki
1879
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Dimensions
image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.324
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Art Historical Context
This vibrant woodblock print by Adachi Ginkō captures *Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in* from his 1879 series *The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Westernuki*. Produced during Japan's Meiji period (186–1912), it depicts a theatrical scene blending traditional Kabuki drama with Western motifs, showcasing elegant figures in European attire amid the opulent setting of a Parisian opera house. Adachi, a skilled ukiyo-e artist, masterfully illustrates men and women in dynamic poses, evoking the excitement of a kabuki performance reimagined through a lens of exotic Western culture. The Meiji era ma...
About the Artist
Adachi Ginkō · 1853–1908
Adachi Ginkō (安達 吟光, 1853–after 1908), born Adachi Heishichi in the spring of 1853, emerged as a prolific Japanese printmaker during the transformative Meiji era. Little is known of his early years beyond his birth in the second month of Kaei 6 (roughly March or April), but he pursued formal training under the painter Goseda Hōryū, a master of Western-style yōga techniques. This exposure to Europe...