Scenes nine and ten from the favourite kabuki play, 'The treasury of loyal retainers'. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoshi, 1880s.
- Taiso, Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892.
- Date:
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Reference:
- 37782i
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Description
The series exaggerates twelve major scenes from the play in the Toba-e style: the figures are characterised by long, skinny limbs, gaping mouths and wild gestures, they first appeared in print in the eighteenth century and featured in several illustrated books
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1880 and 1889]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi-giga
Artist's signature also bears seals
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37782i
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Location Status Access Closed stores