Description
Triptych depicting the court dancer Shizuka Gozen 静 御前 (center) dancing before Minamoto no Yoritomo (far left).
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Title
- Scene From a Kabuki Play
Contributors
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Artist)
- 歌川 国芳 (Artist)
- The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
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1842 to 1846
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2007.164.001
Note
- Dimensions: vertical ōban triptych, 14 ¾ x 29 in. (37.47 x 73.66 cm)
- Markings: Artist's signature: Ichyūsai Kuniyoshi ga 一勇斎 國芳 画 (in double gourd-shaped cartouche) Publisher's seal: Hon san 本三, uchi 内 (in circle), Kawachō 河長 (positive, black, vertical, Marks 21-197)
- Gift of Dr. Lee Erlich
- Shizuka Gozen was the mistress of Yoritomo's brother, the famed general of the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Soon after the Minamoto clan won the war, Yoritomo ordered the execution of Yoshitsune, who fled. Shizuka Gozen, said to be pregnant with Yoshitsune's child, was captured, and according to legend, was forced to dance for Yoritomo at his court in Kamakura. Shizuka Gozen complied, but sang only songs of her love for Yoshitsune.
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This triptych is also held by the British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3278951&partId=1
