Nakamura Sanko (中村さん光) as Matasuke’s wife O-cho disguised as the courtesan Kikuzono (けいせい菊園実は実は鳥居又助女房お蝶)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1820s
Maker: Gajuken Shuncho (画寿軒春朝)
Dimensions:
Image: 382 x 250 mm (38.2 x 25 cm)
Sheet: 753 x 382 mm (75.3 x 38.2 cm)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.4.1
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Keisei Hyakumangoku (傾城百万国)' at Nakamura Theatre (中村座) in the first month of 1825.
The licensed Japanese courtesan, esteemed and accepted by society, embodied the epitome of Japanese femalehood—a highly educated, talented, and beautiful figure.
The licensed Japanese courtesan, esteemed and accepted by society, embodied the epitome of Japanese femalehood—a highly educated, talented, and beautiful figure.
By same maker
- Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Tsuki no To (けいせい月の戸)
- The actors Nakamura Sanko (中村さん光) as Matasuke’s wife O-cho disguised as the courtesan Kikuzono (けいせい菊園実は実は鳥居又助女房お蝶), Ichikawa Ebijuro I (初代 市川鰕十郎) as Torii Matasuke disguised as Kanoko Kambei (鹿子勘兵衛実は鳥居又助) (centre), and Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Tsuki no To (けいせい月の戸)
- Ichikawa Ebijuro I (初代市川鰕十郎) as Torii Matasuke disguised as Kanoko Kambei (鹿子勘兵衛実は鳥居又助)
