figure fills the entire foreground and glances over his right shoulder; he holds a tan and blue pipe (?) in right hand; a basket containing two vessels rests on his left and a sword with a teal and yellow grip rests on his right; figure wears multiple layers of tan, blue, and red with obi at waist and scarf at neck; behind him is a fence with aqua supports and a black, petal design; two ropes hang diagonally behind figure in TLQ; a portion of a brown pillar with two black bands is visible at TR; three white squares (ship sails?) visible in distance in TLQ; background is variegating blues; a pink and yellow lotus flower containing characters and two semicircular notches at its base floats in TRC; yellow cartouche with kanji just left of figure's scarf underneath rope; two additional cartouches, one yellow and one white, both containing kanji, float just left of brown pillar; circle with characters 6" down and 1/2" in from right edge

Boats Returning from the Open Sea to Shinagawa: Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Akatsuki Hoshigorō, 1865, 7th lunar month

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Since the 17th century, The Eight Views–originally referring to scenic spots around the Chinese Xiao and Xiang Rivers–has been a well-established theme in Japanese art.

Here, the eight locales are taken from famous places in the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo) and are juxtaposed with popular actors in the roles of well-known thieves and robbers. Kabuki plays on the underworld were popular during the mid-19th century, especially during the hot summer months when this series was put on the market, as the storylines were meant to give viewers a chill.

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Boats Returning from the Open Sea to Shinagawa: Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Akatsuki Hoshigorō
Artist Life
1835 - 1900
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.33.2.5
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figure fills the entire foreground and glances over his right shoulder; he holds a tan and blue pipe (?) in right hand; a basket containing two vessels rests on his left and a sword with a teal and yellow grip rests on his right; figure wears multiple layers of tan, blue, and red with obi at waist and scarf at neck; behind him is a fence with aqua supports and a black, petal design; two ropes hang diagonally behind figure in TLQ; a portion of a brown pillar with two black bands is visible at TR; three white squares (ship sails?) visible in distance in TLQ; background is variegating blues; a pink and yellow lotus flower containing characters and two semicircular notches at its base floats in TRC; yellow cartouche with kanji just left of figure's scarf underneath rope; two additional cartouches, one yellow and one white, both containing kanji, float just left of brown pillar; circle with characters 6" down and 1/2" in from right edge