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Actors Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa and Kataoka Gadō XII as Chūbei, 1927 (colour woodblock...

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MNS882747
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Actors Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa and Kataoka Gadō XII as Chūbei, 1927 (colour woodblock print)
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Artist
Natori Shunsen (1886-1960) / Japanese
Location
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA
Medium
colour woodblock print
Date
1927 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
38.6x25.6 cms
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Published by Watanabe Shōzaburō. Depicting the kabuki actors Ichikawa Shōchō II (1886-1940) as Umegawa and Kataoka Gadō XII (1882-1946) as Chūbei in the play "A Message of Love from Yamato" (Koi bikyaku Yamato orai). Chūbei is in love with the prostitute Umegawa and embezzles public money entrusted to him to buy her contract. The couple then decides to commit ritual suicide together before Chūbei can get arrested. Dimensions: 38.6 x 25.6 cm (image) 40 x 27.2 cm (sheet)

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Photo © Minneapolis Institute of Art / Gift of Ellen and Fred Wells / Bridgeman Images
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Japan / Asia / male actors / female / man / print / asia / serious / actor / lovers / asian / character / lead / performance / portrait / woman / traditional / drag / entertainer / couple / cross-dress / male / man as woman / japanese / showa period / yakusha-e / onnagata / oyama / chonmage / shin hanga / shimada / performer
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