In this image from a Kabuki play, a man reads to another man, standing on a walk leading up to a house. The main standing figure is Oboshi Yuranosuke and the bust view at bottom of the stage platform is Kudayū.
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Letter Reading Scene from Nana Danme (Act VII), Kanadehon ChЕ«shingura (Storehouse of Loyal Retainers)

Kunichika, Toyohara

1866

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Letter Reading Scene from Nana Danme (Act VII), Kanadehon ChЕ«shingura (Storehouse of Loyal Retainers)

  • Artist:

    Kunichika, Toyohara

  • Artist Bio:

    Japanese, 1835–1905

  • Date:

    1866

  • Medium:

    Color woodcut

  • Dimensions:

    13 7/16 x 9 3/16 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, Museum purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Object Number:

    1980.30

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display