Catalog record · 目録番号 37780

Kato Kiyomasa in Earthquake - Kabuki

Artist / 作者: Toyohara Kunichika豊原国周
Date / 年代: 1896
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 956 × 1400 px
Published by / 公開者: 紫藤メイ

Catalog note / 解説

Kato Kiyomasa (Left: played by Ichikawa Danjuro), the vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Kozoshu (Ichikawa Sumizo). Kiyomasa came to rescue people after the strong earth quake in the play, "Zoho Momoyama Monogatari". The actual earthquake occured in Kobe - Nara area in 1596. The main building and the stone walls of Fushimi castle where Toyotomi Hideyoshi resided collapsed and several hundreds people died.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1896. · artelino

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