Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Shitta Taishi (悉陀太子) (right) and Nakamura Kozo I (?) (初代中村鴻蔵ヵ) as Toneri Shanoku (舎人車匿, Chandaka) (left)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1854
Maker: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Engraver: Hori-Take (彫竹)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.11.71-72
DescriptionThis print is one example of a genre that flourished during the Edo period, known as mitate-e (見立絵), which depicts historical events, folklore and classics in a form that is easily understood by people from all backgrounds.
This print belongs to Shaka Hasso (釈迦八相, Eight Episodes in the Buddha’s Life), which depicts eight important life events of Buddha. Goutosotsu (降兜率, heaven), Takutai (託胎, entering his mother's body), Kotan (降誕, birth), Shukke (出家, leaving home), Gouma (降魔, defeating the demons), Jodo (成道, enlightenment), Shoten Horin (初転法輪, first preaching), and Nehan (涅槃, death).
This scene depicts Shukke (出家, leaving home).
This print belongs to Shaka Hasso (釈迦八相, Eight Episodes in the Buddha’s Life), which depicts eight important life events of Buddha. Goutosotsu (降兜率, heaven), Takutai (託胎, entering his mother's body), Kotan (降誕, birth), Shukke (出家, leaving home), Gouma (降魔, defeating the demons), Jodo (成道, enlightenment), Shoten Horin (初転法輪, first preaching), and Nehan (涅槃, death).
This scene depicts Shukke (出家, leaving home).
