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Onoe Kikugoro III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as Shimizu Sammonnosuke Seigen (清水三門ノ助清玄)

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Japanese colour woodblock print showing man with parasol

Onoe Kikugoro III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as Shimizu Sammonnosuke Seigen (清水三門ノ助清玄)

Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1832
Maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.21
DescriptionThe actor Onoe Kikugoro III (三代目尾上菊五郎) was famous for his style of transforming from a ghost to a beautiful person. In his hand, he holds a Janome Gasa (蛇目傘, a snake's eye umbrella).

In this play, Seigen (清玄) becomes a ghost because of his unfulfilled love, and is burnt to death in a huge bell.