Woodblock print. Scene from joruri play, with Nakamura Nakazo I as Yamamoto Kansuke in the guise of Tanzen (seated, centre), Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the deity Suwa Myojin in the guise of a henchman (right) and Onoe Matsusuke I as the spirit of a white fox in the guise of a courtesan (left). One of a series called 'degatarizu' (pictures of chanters on stage), where narrators and musicians are visible to the audience

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Woodblock print. Scene from joruri play, with Nakamura Nakazo I as Yamamoto Kansuke in the guise of Tanzen (seated, centre), Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the deity Suwa Myojin in the guise of a henchman (right) and Onoe Matsusuke I as the spirit of a white fox in the guise of a courtesan (left). One of a series called 'degatarizu' (pictures of chanters on stage), where narrators and musicians are visible to the audience

Genre: Japanese & Asian
Work Type: Print
Year Created (image): 1783

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鳥居清長は、天明期（1781〜89年）の江戸を代表する美人画の浮世絵師である。背が高くすらりとした八頭身の「清長美人」を、大判の錦絵を横につないだ二枚続・三枚続に並べ、江戸の実景のなかに描いた。その清長が、天明の終わりから錦絵を離れていく。師の孫が育つまで、芝居の看板を代々描く鳥居家を預かったためだ。

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