Identification title(s): mibu no tadami (title on object) comparisons with the hundred ogura poems (series title) ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (series title on object). Object type: print serial number: 41object number: rp-p-2016-1-23. Description: samurai hasebe nobutsura, buttons without
wearing undergarments, while he looks back at the attacking troops, of which only the lanterns are depicted. In his mouth he carries the favorite flute of his master, prince mochihito, wrapped in a purple cloth. The white stylized butterfly on the red lanterns is the family crest of the taira clan. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by mibu no tadami. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: utagawa kuniyoshi (mentioned on object), block cutter: yokogawa takejiro (mentioned on object), publisher: ibaya senzaburô (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1843 - 1846. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Acquisition and rights: credit line: donation from the herwig-kempers kabuki foundation. Acquisition: donation december 21, 2015. Date: between 1843 and 1846.
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