Nakamara Utaemon III (三代目 中村歌右ヱ門) as Tamamo no Mae (玉藻ノ前)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1825
Maker: Toyokawa Yoshikuni (豊川芳国)
Dimensions:
380 x 763 mm (all)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.6.2
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Yosete Arata ni Kokono Bake (日本新玉九尾化).'
This scene is an extract from the series Dance of Nine Changes Kokonobake no Uchi (九変化ノ内).
Tamamomae (玉藻前) is a legendary figure who is said to have been the favourite princess of Emperor Toba (鳥羽上皇) in the late Heian period. She is said to be a mythological fox, and after her true identity was revealed, she became a killing stone (殺生石).
This scene is an extract from the series Dance of Nine Changes Kokonobake no Uchi (九変化ノ内).
Tamamomae (玉藻前) is a legendary figure who is said to have been the favourite princess of Emperor Toba (鳥羽上皇) in the late Heian period. She is said to be a mythological fox, and after her true identity was revealed, she became a killing stone (殺生石).
