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Two Actors In Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)
''Two Actors in Samurai Roles from the series "Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown"'' is an ''ukiyo-e'' woodblock print diptych by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer (floruit, fl. c. 1819-1863). Each sheet depicts a ''kabuki'' actor as a samurai, and belongs to a series of prints celebrating illustrious figures in Japan's martial tradition. The print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. Print details * Medium: woodblock print; ink and colour on paper * Size: * Format: 2 single sheet prints creating a diptych * Genre: , actor print * Japanese title: 「高名武勇伝」「宇治兵部の介」 & 「高名武勇伝」「金井たに五郎」 * Exhibit title: ''Two Actors in Samurai Roles from the series "Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown"'' * Date: 1847–1850 * Inscription: none * Signature: 廣貞 [Hirosada] in white spaces among foliage on outside edge of either print * Publisher's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ... of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; Flora of Japan, flora and Wildlife of Japan#Fauna, fauna; and Shunga, erotica. The term translates as "picture[s] of the floating world". In 1603, the city of Edo (Tokyo) became the seat of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate. The ''chōnin'' class (merchants, craftsmen and workers), positioned at the bottom of Four occupations, the social order, benefited the most from the city's rapid economic growth, and began to indulge in and patronise the entertainment o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
