Attributed to Sugimura Jihei
Japanese, active c. 1681–98
On the Yoshida Highway
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Attributed to Sugimura Jihei
Japanese, active c. 1681–98c. 1685
On the Yoshida Highway
Attributed to Sugimura Jihei Japanese, active c. 1681–98 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1685
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; tan-e, vertical o-oban
Dimensions
59.1 × 29.3 cm (23 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
An actor playing Miyako no O Kuni, the originator of Kabuki who flourished in Kyoto in the early 1600s, is seated in an open second-floor room with an attendant. Ukiyo-no-suke, walking below, holds an umbrella over Kanto Koroku. This is likely a scene from an early drama. Though the roles are identified, neither the name of the play nor the identity of the actors is given.
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