Konoshita Soga Megumi no Masagoji
Object NamePrint
Artist / Maker
Utagawa Kunisada
(Japanese, 1754 - 1861)
Date1855
MediumWoodblock print on paper
Dimensions9 7/8 x 14 in. (25.1 x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift of the Neva Petersen Estate. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2010.171
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureJapanese
Label TextThe distinctive wig in this print suggests that the actor is playing Ishikawa Goemon, a favorite character of the kabuki stage. The tale of Goemon starts in the mid-1600s biography that mentions him as a theif; over the next centuries, he is transformed into an folk hero who steals from the rich, gives to the poor, and dies trying to spare his young son.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
Object Name: Print
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1810
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1847-1852
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