The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Ogawa Zengoro as Kudo Suketsune
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Object Details
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonobu 鳥居清信 (1664-1729)
- Description
- Signature and seal. Inscription on the back.
- Signatures
- Signature reads: "Torri Kiyonobu".
- Marks
- Seal of Kiyonobu.
- Inscriptions
- On the lining of the kakemono is a long inscription:
- "Kin no zai Shogei-Kagami ni yu, Shotoku gonen Hitsuji Shogatsu, Bando-ichi Kotobuki Soga Sukegoro no yaku ichiban. Suketsune, Sengoro (Shogatsu yori ide, Heikuro kawari) Nanakusa no tsumeai go, Kanyokyo-noku (?) ni te Suketsune wo nigashite munen no tokoro yoshi (churyaku) Tsugi no Kusazuribiki; Asahina ni Tomizawa, Juro ni Matagoro, Tosa wa Furjimura, Shosho was Takesaburo. Geryaku."
- "Ichikawa Hakuyen kono ye wo ichiran shite, Goro was sofu Danjuro, Suketsune wa Ogawa Zengoro, Asahina was Tomizawa Hanzaburo naran to i shimo mube nari Katsu Konogoro nite no Kudo wa Katakiyaku nite Jitsu-aku to iu koto wa nashi to iwareki. Kansei Tsuchinoto Hitsuji - no hi no koto nari." (Signed) Kyokoyen; seal: Kyoen.
- Translation:
- In the book it is stated that in the first month of Shotoku 5 (1715) in the play "Bando-ichi" the role of Sukegoro was the first (? best played). Zengoro as Suketsune (appeared fromt he first month in the place of Kaijuro). After the scene of "nanakusa" his (Sukegoro's) expression of regret at letting Suketsune escape, was good. XXX Then in the scene of "Kusazuri-biki," Tomizawa appeared as Asahina, Matagoro as Juro, Fujimura as Tora, Takesaburo as Shosho. XXXXXXX
- In the book it is stated that in the first month of Shotoku 5 (1715) in the play "Bando-ichi" the role of Sukegoro was the first (? best played). Zengoro as Suketsune (appeared fromt he first month in the place of Kaijuro). After the scene of "nanakusa" his (Sukegoro's) expression of regret at letting Suketsune escape, was good. XXX Then in the scene of "Kusazuri-biki," Tomizawa appeared as Asahina, Matagoro as Juro, Fujimura as Tora, Takesaburo as Shosho. XXXXXXX
- Provenance
- To 1898
- Edward S. Hull Jr., New York, to 1898 [1]
- From 1898 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edward S. Hull Jr. in 1898 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 134, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's
- well-known associate, Bunshichi Kobayashi (see correspondence, Hull to Freer, 1898-1900, as well as invoices from E.S. Hull Jr., 1898-1900, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives). See also, Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pgs. 15 and 34. See further, Thomas Lawton and Linda Merrill, Freer: A Legacy of Art, (Washington, DC and New York: Freer Gallery of Art and H. N. Abrams, 1993), pgs. 133-134.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 2 (Saturday, March 8, 2008 - Sunday, October 19, 2008)
- The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Paintings and Prints (December 8, 2002 to May 26, 2003)
- Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to August 1, 1994)
- Japanese Theatre in the Edo Period (July 22, 1985 to October 15, 1985)
- Japanese Prints (December 1, 1978 to April 12, 1979)
- Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
- Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)
- Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Edward S. Hull Jr. (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1715
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1898.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink, color, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 41.4 x 52.1 cm (16 5/16 x 20 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- theater
- kabuki
- Japan
- actor
- ukiyo-e
- kakemono
- yakusha-e
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1898.14
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3855881f0-ab8c-4a46-9a07-bda3c22b1e78
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