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Akasaka: the actor Bando Mitsuemon I as Sukebei, lackey of Sawai

Kunisada Tsunoda, Japanese, (1786–1865)
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, (1786–1865)

Creation date: 1852

Creation place: Japan

Other Information

Type: Woodblock

Medium and Support: Woodblock

Credit Line: Gift of Sheila Potiker in memory of Hughes L. Potiker

Accession Number: 2009.12

Dimensions: 14 3/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (36.51 cm x 24.45 cm)

Provenance

EJF Art Collection, La Jolla, California ( - )

Sheila Potiker, ( - 2/19/09)

San Diego Museum of Art, (2/19/09 - )

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This print depicts an actor in the roll of the footman Sukebei from the Kabuki play Journeying through Iga Province along a Picture Map Game (Igagoe dochu sugoroku). He was traveling from Akasaka when he came to a barrier in the road. The daughter of the barrier keeper showed Sukebei a telescope for the first time, and he became obsessed with peering through it to see distant sights. In this print, the artist shows him recoiling at having espied his favorite prostitute making love with another man.
Last Updated: 2/17/2011

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Dreams and Diversions: 250 Years of Japanese Prints from the San Diego Museum of San Diego Museum of Art , 11/6/2010 - 6/5/2011

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