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Source 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.
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Document identity
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26815
label
Keisei Ura no Asagin
core
obj
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print
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
26815
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Keisei Ura no Asagin
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.
date
ca. 1828-37 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.5
height
25.2
dimensionsRaw
14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in. (37.5 x 25.2 cm)
style
Osaka School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Shinbaisai Hokuei ga
med
mulberry paper, color, ink
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14913
2793
collection_ids
JPK
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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422ea9eb598b4c9f