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Onoe Kikugorō VI as Hayano Kanpei

1931
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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