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The Kabuki Actor Ogino Isaburo I in the Role of Sanada no Yoichi
The Kabuki Actor Ogino Isaburo I in the Role of Sanada no Yoichi
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Kabuki Actor Ogino Isaburo I in the Role of Sanada no Yoichi

Artist (Japanese, 1706–1763)
DateDecember 14, 1735
MediumWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and metal filings
DimensionsHosoban; 30.2 x 14.9 cm (11 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher:Urokogata-ya hanmoto [Urokogata-ya, publisher] and central circular mark with three triangles in the sash-shaped cartouche (obi-gata hyoki).
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2130
Label TextOgino Isaburo I in the role of Sanada no Yoichi in "Banzai ikioi Izu-nikki," the kaomise play at the Kawarazaki Theater, Edo, on the 14th day of the eleventh month, 1735 and the ensuing six weeks. Isaburo is shown on a wooden chest which has upon one of its ends the character tomi (wealth). Four repetitions of his jomon occur in the striking pattern on his kimono.
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