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Ichikawa Danjûrô VII as Kan Shōjō (top) and Segawa Kikunojō V as Umeōmaru (bottom) in Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (Sugawara and the secrets of calligraphy) performed at the Kawarazaki theatre in 09/1832. Kunisada, Utagawa (Japanese, 1786-1865). Surimono. Colour prints from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri), 42.3 x 18.6 cm. Ôtanzaku-ban. Signed: Kôchôrô Kunisada ga, with artist’s double toshidama seal. Poets: Shôeitei Tsukiyoshi and Matsunoya Sononari. Ukiyo-e. Notes: Spring kyôka surimono commemorating the performance in the ninth month of 1832 at the Kawarazaki theatre in Edo of Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (Sugawara and the secrets of calligraphy). The print shows the Tempaizan scene at Mount Tempai on Kyûshû, where the exiled Sugawara, known as Kan Shôjô, learns in a dream that his favourite plum tree from the garden in his home in Sada village has been moved to nearby Anraku Temple so that he may enjoy its blossoms. When he goes there he encounters one of his retainers, Umeômaru, involved in a duel. He breaks off a branch from the tree and magically decapitates Umeômaru’s opponent. He then learns from Umeômaru that his loss of position at court and subsequent exile are due to the machinations of his rival Shihei (Fujiwara Tokihira). Flying into a rage he turns into the Thunder god, raises a storm and, to the accompaniment of lightning, flies off to the capital (Kyoto) to muster support in preventing Shihei from gaining power.
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