資料名 |
Odawara: Iinuma Katsugorō, from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Highway” |
解説 |
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) 1852 (Kaei 5) The figure in front is Iinuma Katsugorou, the main character of a story “Miracle of the Deity at Hakone: the Cripple’s Revenge” and the night view of Odawara and the Sakawa River is illustrated at the background. Iinuma Katsugorou and his wife Hatsuhana, travel to achieve a revenge against their enemy but during the journey, Katsugorou’s legs are critically damaged by a disease. In this work, Katsugorou wears a purple headband, which is a patient’s headband indicating his disease, and he uses bamboo stick to support his body. His legs miraculously cured at Hakone, the next post station from Odawara. These works are part of the series “Actors Assorted in Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou”. Right now 140 works of this series are found. The artist Toyokuni III was one of the most popular ukiyo-e artists. The landscape of the post station is illustrated at the background, and a figure in front is a character of kabuki play who has a connection to the post station. Also, all figures’ portraits are based on the famous kabuki actors. The figure in front is Iinuma Katsugorou, the main character of a story “Miracle of the Deity at Hakone: the Cripple’s Revenge” and the night view of Odawara and the Sakawa River is illustrated at the background. Iinuma Katsugorou and his wife Hatsuhana, travel to achieve a revenge against their enemy but during the journey, Katsugorou’s legs are critically damaged by a disease. In this work, Katsugorou wears a purple headband, which is a patient’s headband indicating his disease, and he uses bamboo stick to support his body. His legs miraculously cured at Hakone, the next post station from Odawara. |
資料番号 |
10737 |
