Print Item Number: N2.1243 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Print showing Kabuki actors performing on stage with musicians in the background. The actress on the left is crouching down with her head turned to the left. She is wearing clothing that has an orange and brown floral print on a turquoise background. The actor in the middle is sitting on a bench as he is rolling up his right sleeve with his left hand and has his head turned toward the actress on the left side. The actress on the right side is standing facing to the left side and is wearing clothing that has a black geometric star-shaped print on a brown and turquoise striped pattern background. The five musicians at the back are wearing clothing that has a white floral print on a black background with brown underneath lined by turquoise. The three musicians on the left side have red books open in front of them, and the two musicians on the right side are playing an instrument. The wall behind them has a white floral bouquet print on a light blue background. Each lower right corner has circular and oval black seals with the furthest right one also having black characters next to it. Made of two vertically rectangular prints adhered to a horizontally rectangular paper mount.

Narrative

The print is signed Kōchōrō Toyokuni ga (香蝶楼豊國画) with a red circle seal known as toshidama-in (年玉印).

Item History

What

Name
Print
Identification Number
N2.1243
Type of Item
print
Manufacturing Technique
woodblock printed
Overall
height 45.7 cm, width 60.8 cm
Image
height 36.4 cm, width 49.8 cm

Who

Culture
Japanese
Creator
Kunisada Utagawa (Maker)
Previous Owner
James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
Received from
Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Japan

When

Collection Date
between 1911 and 1914
Ownership Date
before 1957
Acquisition Date
during 1957

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
fair