Catalog record · 目録番号 64939
Sawamura Söjürö II as Shunkan and Azuma Tözö II as O-yasu
Catalog note / 解説
According to Timothy T. Clark and Osamu Ueda, this print depicts the actor Sawamura Söjüro II on the right in the role of the priest Shunkan while Azuma Tözö II, a young onnagata (female impersonator), takes the role of Oyasu in the play “Hime Komatsu Nenohi- no Asobi ” (Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of the New Year) performed at the Ichimura-za Theater in the ninth month of 1768. In 1177, the Höshöji Temple (in Kyoto) monk Shunkan was exiled to Kikaijima Island for plotting against the powerful Taira clan. This tragic historical event inspired a medieval Nö play that would later be developed into even more intricate Bunraku (Puppet Theater) and Kabuki performances. In the Ka…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · 1768 · honolulu
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