Keisei Ura no Asagin

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The play "Keisei Ura no Asagin" describes an unsuccessful attempt by a villain named Karahashi, a subject of the Aboshi clan, to steal the clan treasures and install his son as leader. In act 3, Kowari Dennai, a hunter who is a relative of the true heir, is traveling to the Aboshi domains to settle the succession. Arashi Rikan II plays Kowari Dennai.

Provenance Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.

Inscriptions [Signature] Shinbaisai Hokuei ga

Credit Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986

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Creators

Hokuei (Japanese, active 1824-1837) (Artist)
Honsei (Publisher)

Period

ca. 1828-37 (late Edo)

Medium

mulberry paper, color, ink
(Prints)

Accession Number

95.83

Measurements

14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in. (37.5 x 25.2 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View