Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 64955
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga-no-Gorö
- Artist / 作者
- Katsukawa Shunshō勝川春章
- Date / 年代
- 1778-1788
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 208 × 450 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 白石カナ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
This print depicts a scene from the Tale of the Soga Brothers, a famous tale that has frequently been transformed into Kabuki plays. In the story, two young boys lose their father after he is murdered by his cousin, Kudö Suketsune, in 1177. Their mother remarries, and her new husband adopts the elder son, Jürö Sukenari. The younger boy, Gorö Tokimune (Soga no Gorö), depicted here, is sent to a Buddhist temple to become a monk. The two brothers never forget what happened to their father, and, seeking revenge, secretly train for years so that they will be ready when the time comes. One day, after reaching adulthood, they discover Kudö Suketsune in a hunting camp near Mount Fuji, and kill him.…
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