Yoshioka Kanefusa and Nagoya Sanzaemon
Original Language Title吉岡兼房と奈古谷三左エ門
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
(Japanese, active 1850s - 1880s)
CultureJapanese
Date1843-1847
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 14 9/16 × 10 inches (36.99 × 25.4 cm)
Framed: 22 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (57.79 × 38.74 cm)
Framed: 22 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (57.79 × 38.74 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2024.30.3
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DescriptionThis is a polychrome ōban woodblock print. It depicts two figures: Yoshioka Kanefusa 吉岡兼房and Nagoya Sanzaemon 奈古谷三左エ門. Their names appear in the two cartouches on the left. Yoshioka Kanefusa (active in the second half of the sixteenth century), also known as Yoshioka Naotsuna, was a historical figure known for his swordsmanship. He stands in the middle, raising his arm, holding a black, closed folding fan. A black cloth covers his head. He is wearing a dark-drown haori (jacket) and a pair of hakama(pants) with shippō (Seven Treasures) patterns. Nagoya Sanzaemon appears to be playing the role of tengu, a winged supernatural being with a small hat of yamabushi (mountain priest). Sanzaemon covers his head with his left arm to defend himself from Kanefusa.
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