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Source Description
In this play, the warrior-priest Benkei helps the 12th-century warrior Minamoto Yoshitsune flee from his wrathful elder brother. Benkei and Yoshitsune's other followers disguise themselves as itinerant priests raising funds for a temple. At the barrier of Ataka their identity is challenged. Togashi, the suspicious official warden, pictured at right, requires Benkei to read the subscription list. With Yoshitsune looking on from the left, Benkei draws out an empty scroll and improvises a convincing list of donors and amounts. Though he knows the truth, Togashi admires Benkei's courageous ingenuity and allows the group to pass on. This scene forms the climax of the play.
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Document identity
localId
79293
label
Kabuki Juhachiban no nai Kanjincho
core
obj
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print
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1
Source metadata
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79293
sourceUrl
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print
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normalized
title
Kabuki Juhachiban no nai Kanjincho
description
In this play, the warrior-priest Benkei helps the 12th-century warrior Minamoto Yoshitsune flee from his wrathful elder brother. Benkei and Yoshitsune's other followers disguise themselves as itinerant priests raising funds for a temple. At the barrier of Ataka their identity is challenged. Togashi, the suspicious official warden, pictured at right, requires Benkei to read the subscription list. With Yoshitsune looking on from the left, Benkei draws out an empty scroll and improvises a convincing list of donors and amounts. Though he knows the truth, Togashi admires Benkei's courageous ingenuity and allows the group to pass on. This scene forms the climax of the play.
provenance
Mr. Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
1869 (Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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woodblock prints
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1
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1
source
import
style
Utagawa School
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cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
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mulberry paper, pigments
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6301
15007
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JPK
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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