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Chicken (Tori): (Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII) as Tsunagorō
Chicken (Tori): (Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII) as Tsunagorō
Object number1987.20.57

Chicken (Tori): (Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII) as Tsunagorō

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Selections for the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
Date1852
Artist (Japanese, Utagawa, 1798 - 1861)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsSheet (Vertical ōban): 14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (36 x 25 cm)
Credit LineGift of Justine Lewis Keidel, class of 1937
On View
Not on view
Period19th c (Edo period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, lower left edge, artist's signature in block: 一勇斎国芳画 (Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga)
InscribedOn recto, upper right edge, in block: 見立十二支之内　酉　綱五郎 (Chicken (Tori): (Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII) as Tsunagorō)
MarkingsOn recto, center left edge, censors' seals in block: 米良、渡辺、子七 (Mera, Watanabe, Rat 7) On recto, lower left, in yellow cartouche, blockcutter's mark in block: 彫巳の (Hori Mino)
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Actors Bandō Shuka I as Asagao, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Komazawa Jirozaemon (R), Sawamura Gennosuke II as Kyōmasuya Tokuemon, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Iwashiro Takita (L)
Actors Bandō Shuka I as Asagao, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Komazawa Jirozaemon (R), Sawamura Gennosuke II as Kyōmasuya Tokuemon, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Iwashiro Takita (L)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1848
Culture: Japanese
Actors Bandô Shuka I as Asagao, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Komazawa Jirozaemon (R), Sawamura Gennosuke II as Kyômasuya Tokuemon, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Iwashiro Takita (L)
Actors Bandô Shuka I as Asagao, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Komazawa Jirozaemon (R), Sawamura Gennosuke II as Kyômasuya Tokuemon, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Iwashiro Takita (L)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1850
Culture: Japanese
Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V, formerly Danjūrō, as Nakama Sōta, One of Two Quick-change Roles (Niyaku hayagawari) (R), Iwai Hanshirō V as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni) (C), and Ichikawa Ebizō V, formerly Danjūrō, in a Second Role as Matsuwaka (L)
Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V, formerly Danjūrō, as Nakama Sōta, One of Two Quick-change Roles (Niyaku hayagawari) (R), Iwai Hanshirō V as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni) (C), and Ichikawa Ebizō V, formerly Danjūrō, in a Second Role as Matsuwaka (L)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1832
Culture: Japanese
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Teraoka Heiemon
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Teraoka Heiemon
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1850
Culture: Japanese
The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the maid Meshitsukai Ohatsu fighting the lady-in-waiting with parasol Tsubone Iwafuji, played by actor Ichikawa Dajuro VIII, a scene from the kabuki play Hana To Mimasu Yayoi No Hatsuyaku
The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the maid Meshitsukai Ohatsu fighting the lady-in-waiting with parasol Tsubone Iwafuji, played by actor Ichikawa Dajuro VIII, a scene from the kabuki play Hana To Mimasu Yayoi No Hatsuyaku
Utagawa Kunisada
1851
Culture: Japanese
The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the maid Meshitsukai Ohatsu fighting the lady-in-waiting with parasol Tsubone Iwafuji, played by actor Ichikawa Dajuro VIII, 1851, a scene from the kabuki play Hana To Mimasu Yayoi No Hatsuyaku
The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the maid Meshitsukai Ohatsu fighting the lady-in-waiting with parasol Tsubone Iwafuji, played by actor Ichikawa Dajuro VIII, 1851, a scene from the kabuki play Hana To Mimasu Yayoi No Hatsuyaku
Utagawa Kunisada
1851
Culture: Japanese
Ichikawa Danjuro VII
Ichikawa Danjuro VII
Utagawa Kunisada
1825
Culture: Japanese
[Yama]katsu Bu-ō jitsu wa Unno Kotaro Yuki-uji Ichikawa Danjurō
[Yama]katsu Bu-ō jitsu wa Unno Kotaro Yuki-uji Ichikawa Danjurō
Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川国康）
1827
Culture: Japanese
Snake (Mi): (Actors as) Karaki Masaemon and Sawai Matagorō
Snake (Mi): (Actors as) Karaki Masaemon and Sawai Matagorō
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1852
Culture: Japanese
Actor Sawamura Tosshō holding a Scroll with a Hawk
Actor Sawamura Tosshō holding a Scroll with a Hawk
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1830
Culture: Japanese
The Actor Iwai Hanshirō as Miyaginomaru
The Actor Iwai Hanshirō as Miyaginomaru
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1830
Culture: Japanese
Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Asakura Tôgo, Tsutanosuke(?) as His Son (Segare) Tôtarô, and an unidentified child actor as His Son Kunimatsu (R); Onoe Kikujirô II as His Wife (Nyôbô) Omine holding His Son Sannosuke (L)
Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Asakura Tôgo, Tsutanosuke(?) as His Son (Segare) Tôtarô, and an unidentified child actor as His Son Kunimatsu (R); Onoe Kikujirô II as His Wife (Nyôbô) Omine holding His Son Sannosuke (L)
Utagawa Kunisada
1851
Culture: Japanese