Onoe Kikugorō VI as Hayano Kanpei

1931

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To represent the “Musket Scene” from the first scene of Act V of the Kabuki play The Treasury of the Royal Retainers (Kanadehon Chūshingura), the artist presents a close-up of the actor as Hayano Kanpei, a retainer of En’ya Hangan. In the play, the circumstances surrounding Hangan’s death sentence leads to a complex revenge story that has fascinated generations of Kabuki fans. The print captures the emotions of a samurai who feels guilt for not being at his master’s side at a crucial moment because he was meeting with his lover, Okaru.

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名取春仙画　六代目尾上菊五郎の早野勘平
Title: Onoe Kikugorō VI as Hayano Kanpei
Artist: Natori Shunsen (Japanese, 1886–1960, born in Kushigata machi, Yamanishi Prefecture)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: 1931
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 (37.5 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of H. J. Isaacson, 1948
Object Number: MJP46
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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