The Actor Arashi Rikan III as Token Jubei
(Japan and Korea )
"China Dog" Jubei was the trusted retainer of the famous Edo "otokodate" (chivalrous commoner) Banzui Chobei and was responsible for Chobei's family after his anticipated death at the hands of a vicious nobleman. The robe with skulls and bones was associated with this role.
Inscription
Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in. (25.5 x 17 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.94