Onoe Kikugorō V as Daiba no Jinzō and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Itamiya Jubei
Medium
Color woodblock print; ōban triptych
Dimensions
74.3 × 37.3 cm (29 5/16 × 14 11/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
100633
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
As Daiba no Jinzō (on the right) spies on his adversary Itamiya Jūbei in the foreground of this image, the center is occupied by distant trees and mountains illuminated by a faint glow. Unusually, this scene is set at dusk: the sun has just set and the moon is rising but the stars are not yet visible.
About the Artist
Toyohara Kunichika · 1835–1900
Japanese, 1835–1900