Kataoka Gadou II (二代目片岡我童) as Shimizu Kanja Yoshitaka (清水冠者義高)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1856
Manufacturer: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Engraver: Hori-Shoji (彫庄治)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.11.46
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Hitokanade Kodakara Soga (一曲奏子宝曽我).'
It is the right side of the triptych.
Shimizu Kanja Yoshitaka is a character modelled on the real historical figure Minamoto Yoshitaka (源義高). Minamoto Yoshitaka was a military commander of the Minamoto clan (源氏) in the late Heian period.
The publishers are Omiya Kyujiro (近江屋久次郎) and Omiya Kyusuke (近江屋久助).
It is the right side of the triptych.
Shimizu Kanja Yoshitaka is a character modelled on the real historical figure Minamoto Yoshitaka (源義高). Minamoto Yoshitaka was a military commander of the Minamoto clan (源氏) in the late Heian period.
The publishers are Omiya Kyujiro (近江屋久次郎) and Omiya Kyusuke (近江屋久助).
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