Shitennoji garan kagami

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description Akaimaru was a warrior in the service of Lord Umaya, the villain in the play, "Shitennoji garan kagami." This play was performed in March 1849 to celebrate the 233rd anniversary of the founding of Shitennoji, the first Buddhist temple in Osaka.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] Hirosada

Credit Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986

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Creators

Konishi Hirosada (Japanese, 1810-1864) (Artist)
Kawaoto (Publisher)

Period

1849 (late Edo)

Medium

mulberry paper, color, ink
(Prints)

Accession Number

95.76

Measurements

10 1/16 x 6 15/16 in. (25.5 x 17.6 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View