Nakamura Sukegorō and Ōtani Hiroji

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Nakamura Sukegorō and Ōtani Hiroji
Print   (Part of the set: Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 1)

Katsukawa Shunshō
Takamizawa
1952

2019
00016-020
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Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

Two men appear to be fighting over a woman's kimono under a willow tree in this hoso-e nimai-tsuzuki ("narrow diptych") by Shunshō.

The scene is from the kabuki play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata performed at the Ichimura Theater in November 1770, and the actors depicted are Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo (left) and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Matano no Goro (right). Very light bokashi gradation can be seen at the edges of the kimono, mimicking the fading of older ukiyo-e that results from prolonged exposure to light.

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