「忠孝復讐傳 磯貝藤助」二代目嵐璃珏|The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Filial Piety
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical chūban
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 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
2011.148
Tags
Art Historical Context
This vibrant woodblock print by Hasegawa Sadanobu created in 1848 during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868), captures the actor Arashi Rikaku II the role of Isogai Tōsuke from the dramatic series *Lives of Men Carried Out Revenge for or Filial Piety*. Sadanobu, a skilled ukiyo-e artist known for his yakusha-e (actor portraits vividly portrays the performer as a fierce avenger, sword in hand, embodying the Confucian virtues of loyalty (*chū*), filial piety (*kō*), and righteous vengeance—timeless themes in kabuki theater and bunraku puppet plays that celebrated bushido ideals. Printed as a *nishik...
About the Artist
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信 (Japanese) · 1809 –1879
Japanese, 1809–1879