Ippitsusai Buncho / The actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of Loyalty and Filial Duty) / Edo period; 1770

Ippitsusai Buncho
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of Loyalty and Filial Duty)
Edo period; 1770
View Larger Image

View Full Catalog Record Below

This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world. www.davidrumsey.com/amica offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace.

Preview the AMICA Library™ Public Collection in Luna Browser Now

Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works.
Types of works include paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts.

Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com .

Creator Name: Ippitsusai Buncho
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Japanese; fl. c.1755-1790 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Active Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Name-CRT: Ippitsusai Buncho
Title: The actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of Loyalty and Filial Duty)
Title Type: preferred
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1770
Creation End Date: 1770
Creation Date: Edo period; 1770
Creation Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Object Type: Prints
Classification Term: Woodblock
Materials and Techniques: Woodblock print
Dimensions: Hosoban: 12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE Ippitsusai Buncho gaARTIST'S SEAL Mori ujiThe hand-written inscription added to the top left-hand corner of the print identifies the subject as Kikuchi Hyogo, played by Matsumoto Koshiro III (later Ichikawa Danjuro V) at the Nakamura Theater inthe autumn of Meiwa 7 (I770).
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1925.2402
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: Kabuki Nempyo describes Koshiro III appearing on this occasion in the guise of an old, white-haired man. He stands resolutely beside a stone lantern at the approach to a shrine, his sword drawn and an open umbrella over one shoulder. The costume consistsof a long black haori jacket over a lime green kimono decorated with purple panels bearing the actor's crest (mon). (Actor's Image, 1994)
AMICA ID: AIC_.1925.2402
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder.