Catalog record · 目録番号 46420
Fuwa Banzaemon, Nagoya Yamasaburö and Takagi Umanosuke
Catalog note / 解説
The historical figure of Fuwa Banzaemon was a servant of Hideyoshi’s son, Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Banzaemon was known for his good looks. In the Kabuki story Sayaate (Rivalry ), Banzaemon and Nagoya Yamasaburö compete for the love of the courtesan Katsuragi. After Bazaemon murders Yamasaburö’s father, Yamasaburö kills Banzaemon. Kuniyoshi creates a gruesome, yet comic scene: in a weed-infested, dilapidated temple, a bloated ghost with bulging eyes hovers over Nagoya Yamasaburö (the central figure wearing a green and blue kimono). On the left sits an ancient golden Buddha. Behind the Buddha lies a deserted graveyard with a large head lying in the center. Some scholars have speculated that the po…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · 1852 · honolulu
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