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Keisei Omonguchi
1823 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, color, ink
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This print illustrates a scene from the Kabuki play "Keisei Omonguchi." The character is shown gazing upon a spirit fire, which usually suggests a confrontation with the supernatural, frequently the ghost of an unjustly murdered person returning to haunt the murderer. Nakamura Utaemon III plays the role of Mino Shinkuro, who in this scene is posing as a blind street musician.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in. (37.4 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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95.84