Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 90065

Bandö Hikosaburö II as Hangan Yoshitsune

Artist / 作者: Torii Kiyomitsu鳥居清満
Date / 年代: 1761
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 210 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 小春ユイ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Torii Kiyomitsu I was one of the most prominent ukiyo-e artists prior to Harunobu. Like the other artists of the Torii School, he specialized in yakusha-e (actor prints) and bijin-ga (prints depicting beautiful women). His prints are usually accompanied by a poem. This print depicts the Kabuki actor Bandö Hikosaburö II, who appeared as Högan Yoshitsune in the 1761 Ichimura-za production of the Kabuki play Waka Musha Kokyö no Nishiki (The Glorious Homecoming of a Young Warrior). The title of the play is given in the inscription along with the verse: Uguisu no / Amairu ume ya / Anija hito (My elder brother is a plum to which the warblers flock). With his arms outstretched and his head swung t…

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