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Kuwana: The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Kuwanaya Tokuzo

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 Loch and Clare Crane

Accession Number: 2006.10

Dimensions: 14 3/16 in. x 9 15/16 in. (36.04 cm x 25.24 cm)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Loch Crane, La Jolla, California ( - February 20, 2006)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (February 20, 2006 - )

Label Copy

The station of Kuwana is referenced by a portrait of a Kabuki actor who played the role of a brave and intelligent seaman, whose name Kuwanaya Tokuzo sounds similar to the name of the station. The same actor reprised this role in three different plays based on the old legend about how Kuwanaya Tokuzo used his wits to protect his ship from being capsized by a sea monster, an interlude depicted by Kuniyoshi in the print below.
Last Updated: 2/17/2011

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

High Societies: San Diego Museum of Art , 5/26/2001 - 8/12/2001

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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