Onoe Kikugoro III as the ghost of Oiwa in the play Yotsuya Kaidan

Onoe Kikugoro III as the ghost of Oiwa in the play Yotsuya Kaidan
(Sandaime Onoekikugorō Oiwa bōrei yotsuya kaidan 三代目尾上菊五郎 お岩亡霊 四谷怪談)
 (1836)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
37.2 × 24.4 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: お岩亡霊 尾上菊五郎
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: 一勇斎 國芳 画
printed in ink (in image) (circle) l.c.: (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) (rectangle) l.c.: 川長
Accession Number
2022.565
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Judith Anne Gardiner, 2022
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Gallery location
Not on display

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