Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 40010

Edo meisho mitate junika gatsu no uchi

江戸名所十二ヶ月の内

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代: 1852
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / bm
Digital record / 画像記録: 750 × 1112 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: British Museum
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ
Rights / 権利: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Copyright The Trustees of the British Museum

Catalog note / 解説

Woodblock printed album of twelve prints, oban tate-e. Bust portraits of kabuki actors in character against landscapes; each print associated with a different month. The cartouche in the right upper corner is bordered by objects from the associated play. 1. Asakusa - Actor as the courtesan Miyagino (Play: Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi) 2. Oji - Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kosan no Kingoro (Play: Shinyoshiwara Suzume) 3. Fuwa District - Ichikawa Ebizo V as Fuwa Banzaemon (Play: Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma) 4. Kameido - Bando Hikasaburo IV (?) as Teranishi Kanshin (Play:?) 5. Takanawa - Iwai Kumesaburo III as Ofune (Play: Shinrei Yaguchi no watashi) 6. Sanno Festival - Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uo…

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