長谷川貞信画 三代目尾上菊五郎|Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; Image: 14 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (37.8 × 26 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
Accession Number
2011.141
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking woodblock print by Hasegawa Sadanobu created in 1841 during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868), Kabuki actor Onoe Kikorō III in the dramatic role of the Spirit of the Courtesanakishii. Rendered in vibrant ink and color on paper in the large vertical ōban formatabout 14 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.), it exemplifies ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world" that celebrated fleeting pleasures like theater and beauty. Sadanobu, a of yakusha-e (actor prints), skillfully blends realism with theatrical exaggeration to portray the actor's onnagata performance—men expertly embodying female characters...