Daiku Rokusa, by Utagawa Kunisada

An image of Daiku Rokusa (Rokusa the Carpenter). Kunisada, Utagawa, (Japanese, 1786-1865). Uoya Eikichi, publisher, (Japanese). Yokokawa Takejirô, blockcutter (Japanese). Description: Toyokuni ga. Uoya Eikichi. Hori-ko Yokokawa Take. Suri-ko ?Naka-Kane? (Chuken). 1858/6. Colour print from woodblocks, nishiki-e, coloured ink on Japanese paper, height, sheet, 372 mm, width, sheet, 259 mm, 1858. Ukiyo-e. Notes: A portrait of Ichikawa Ichizo III as Rokusaburo the carpenter, made for the forthcoming performances of Komamukae Tanomino Tsukkomi (a version of Mijikayo ukina no chirashigaki) at the Morita theatre in 07/1858. Rokusaburo was the main character of the play, and appeared as the subject of numerous other prints, especially in this 'carp-grappling scene' (koitsukami). The actor depicted here was the centre of a celebrated incident in 1856 at the Morita theatre, when a samurai in the audience was so caught up in the action that he drew his sword and rushed onto the stage to attack Ichizo III. Several who rushed to help were killed, but Ichizo III only sustained a minor injury and resumed the play some days later, to great success. The printing in this example includes fabric embossing (nunome-zuri) on the headband, burnishing (tsuya-zuri) on the black collar and fish-eye, and mica on the fish scales. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund.

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Daiku Rokusa (Rokusa the Carpenter). Kunisada, Utagawa, (Japanese, 1786-1865). Uoya Eikichi, publisher, (Japanese). Yokokawa Takejirô, blockcutter (Japanese). Description: Toyokuni ga. Uoya Eikichi. Hori-ko Yokokawa Take. Suri-ko ?Naka-Kane? (Chuken). 1858/6. Colour print from woodblocks, nishiki-e, coloured ink on Japanese paper, height, sheet, 372 mm, width, sheet, 259 mm, 1858. Ukiyo-e. Notes: A portrait of Ichikawa Ichizo III as Rokusaburo the carpenter, made for the forthcoming performances of Komamukae Tanomino Tsukkomi (a version of Mijikayo ukina no chirashigaki) at the Morita theatre in 07/1858. Rokusaburo was the main character of the play, and appeared as the subject of numerous other prints, especially in this 'carp-grappling scene' (koitsukami). The actor depicted here was the centre of a celebrated incident in 1856 at the Morita theatre, when a samurai in the audience was so caught up in the action that he drew his sword and rushed onto the stage to attack Ichizo III. Several who rushed to help were killed, but Ichizo III only sustained a minor injury and resumed the play some days later, to great success. The printing in this example includes fabric embossing (nunome-zuri) on the headband, burnishing (tsuya-zuri) on the black collar and fish-eye, and mica on the fish scales. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund.

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Accession Number: P.72-1999
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 712 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 818.75kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2007:06:04 22:46:41

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