Puppeteer Fujii Kohachiro manipulating a Puppet of Kiyohime
Artist/Culture
Torii Kiyomitsu
(Japanese, 1735–1785)
DateAbout 1741-1744
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; benizuri-e (2-colors: beni and green)
Dimensions42.9 x 30.8 cm (16 7/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsSakai-cho Nakajima hanmoto (the publisher Nakajima of Sakaicho) and the publisher's trademark.
Credit LineHarriet B. Bancroft Fund
Object number1965.50
Label Text2006-05-22: Kiyohime, a beautiful maiden, fell passionately in love with Anchin, a priest of the Dojoji temple and pursued him relentlessly. When she was unable to entice him from under the great bell where he had sought refuge she turned into a dragon-demon and lashed the bell with such fury that it melted and both Anchin and Kiyohime perished. The great bell and the flowering cherry tree are seen in the background. [ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED ABOUT THE PUPPETEER]ProvenanceSotheby's, New York /Mr. Phillippe R. StocletOn View
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