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豊原国周

豊原国周

とよはら くにちかToyohara Kunichika
103 Artworks

「明治の写楽」と呼ばれた男は、生涯に八十回以上引っ越し、女房を四十人替えたと嘯いた。豊原国周（1835〜1900）——幕末から明治にかけて、役者絵といえばこの人だった。三代豊国の門で役者似顔を仕込まれ、明治の劇場が江戸の芝居小屋から近代の「歌舞伎座」へ変わっていく時代を、大判三枚続の舞台絵で伴走した。

真骨頂は九代目市川團十郎である。《鏡獅子》をはじめ、団菊左時代の名優たちの当たり役を、国周は大首絵から全身像まで数千枚に写した。役者の顔の癖を誇張してでも「その役者にしか見えない」似顔に仕立てる腕は、師系の誰よりも写楽に近い。

浮世絵が写真と石版に食われていく最中も、国周は錦絵の役者絵だけを描き続けた。放蕩と借金と引越しの逸話に事欠かない生涯は、そのまま「絵師」という職業の最後の世代の生態記録である。明治33年（1900年）没。

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Dramatic kabuki scene from the famous tale of the Soga Brothers, whose lifelong quest was to avenge the death of their father at the hands of the nobleman Suketsune. Here, the pair surprises Suketsune in his hunting camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Woken from his sleep, the murderer tosses his pillow at Soga Goro while reaching for his sword. Goro grips his sword overhead with both hands, wearing his trademark robe patterned with butterflies over his armor. His older brother Juro approaches at right, staring at his enemy with a look of pure disdain. His kimono features birds in flight. At far left, Juro's lover, the courtesan Oiso no Tora peers around the corner, smiling happily. Rain falls heavily against the gray night sky behind her. Onoe Kikugoro plays Soga Juro. A handsome design with fine embossed detail in Suketsune's white kimono, and burnishing in the black court caps and lacquer framing around the wooden panel

1890

Dramatic kabuki scene from the famous tale of the Soga Brothers, whose lifelong quest was to avenge the death of their father at the hands of the nobleman Suketsune. Here, the pair surprises Suketsune in his hunting camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Woken from his sleep, the murderer tosses his pillow at Soga Goro while reaching for his sword. Goro grips his sword overhead with both hands, wearing his trademark robe patterned with butterflies over his armor. His older brother Juro approaches at right, staring at his enemy with a look of pure disdain. His kimono features birds in flight. At far left, Juro's lover, the courtesan Oiso no Tora peers around the corner, smiling happily. Rain falls heavily against the gray night sky behind her. Onoe Kikugoro plays Soga Juro. A handsome design with fine embossed detail in Suketsune's white kimono, and burnishing in the black court caps and lacquer framing around the wooden panel

    Nakamura Shikan IV as a boatman, Matsuemon (puppet), Kataoka Gadō III (later Kataoka Nizaemon X) as a puppeteer of Matsuemon, Arashi Wasaburō III (later Arashi Rikan V) as Umegae (puppet), Arashi Rikan IV as a puppeteer of Umegae, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as a boatman, Gonshirō and Sawamura Tosshi VII as a boatman, in The Records of the Battles between the Minamoto and Taira Clans in the 12th Century, Act 3: The Rowing Lesson and Act 4: The Tea House at Kanzaki (「平仮名盛衰記: 逆櫓, 神崎揚屋」) “Hiragana Seisuiki Sakaro no Ba Mugen no Kane no Ba　(平仮名盛衰記　さかろの場　むけんのかね之場)” 「平仮名盛衰記: さかろの場 むけんのかね之場」 「船頭松右衛門/中村芝翫」「人形遣イ片岡我童」/「梅ヶ枝/嵐和三郎」「人形遣い 嵐璃寛」/「船頭権四郎 市川団十郎」「船頭訥子蔵/沢村訥子」

    1883 · 木版多色刷／画帖

    Nakamura Shikan IV as a boatman, Matsuemon (puppet), Kataoka Gadō III (later Kataoka Nizaemon X) as a puppeteer of Matsuemon, Arashi Wasaburō III (later Arashi Rikan V) as Umegae (puppet), Arashi Rikan IV as a puppeteer of Umegae, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as a boatman, Gonshirō and Sawamura Tosshi VII as a boatman, in The Records of the Battles between the Minamoto and Taira Clans in the 12th Century, Act 3: The Rowing Lesson and Act 4: The Tea House at Kanzaki (「平仮名盛衰記: 逆櫓, 神崎揚屋」) “Hiragana Seisuiki Sakaro no Ba Mugen no Kane no Ba　(平仮名盛衰記　さかろの場　むけんのかね之場)” 「平仮名盛衰記: さかろの場 むけんのかね之場」 「船頭松右衛門/中村芝翫」「人形遣イ片岡我童」/「梅ヶ枝/嵐和三郎」「人形遣い 嵐璃寛」/「船頭権四郎 市川団十郎」「船頭訥子蔵/沢村訥子」