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Source Description
"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.
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Document identity
localId
9369
label
The Actor Arashi Rikan III as Token Jubei
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9369
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
The Actor Arashi Rikan III as Token Jubei
description
"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.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
ca. 1860 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.5
height
17
dimensionsRaw
10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in. (25.5 x 17 cm)
style
Osaka School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Kunikazu
med
mulberry paper, color, ink
creator_ids
3707
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
42d7945afc3a6cd1