Onoe Tamizō II as Soma Tarō (a, right panel); Arashi Rikaku II as Utō Yasukata (b, center panel); and Arashi Rikan III as Takiyasha Hime (c, left panel)

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Onoe Tamizō II as Soma Tarō (a, right panel); Arashi Rikaku II as Utō Yasukata (b, center panel); and Arashi Rikan III as Takiyasha Hime (c, left panel)

1850

Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865)

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Object Details

Title:

Onoe Tamizō II as Soma Tarō (a, right panel); Arashi Rikaku II as Utō Yasukata (b, center panel); and Arashi Rikan III as Takiyasha Hime (c, left panel)
In the play Soma Tarō Mebae Bundan (The Story of Tarō, Scion of the Soma Clan) at the Wakadayu Theater in Osaka

Date:

1850

Artist:

Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865)

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Overall (chūban tate-e triptych): approximately 9 3/4 x 21 inches (24.8 x 53.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Jack Shear in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-62-161a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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