Scene of the Devoted Namishichi Committing Suicide from the Play "Oguri Anecdote", c. 1851, 4th month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more P.75.51.138
Not on Viewexpand_more
Actors Nakayama Ichizō as the fisherman Dōhachi, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the fisherman Namishichi, Arashi Otohachi III as the monk Unten, and Onoe Kikujirō II as Princess Terute in the play Worldly Flowers, an Oguri Anecdote (Sekai no hana Oguri gaiden 世界花小栗外伝), performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 4th month of 1851.
Details
- Title
- Scene of the Devoted Namishichi Committing Suicide from the Play "Oguri Anecdote"
- Artist Life
- 1786 - 1865
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.75.51.138
- Curator Approved
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