Weather Clearing at Hirokoji: Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ushiwara Denji
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō
figure leans with left arm on wood box while right arm extends out toward broken cup from which liquid spills out in midair; box contains yellow jug and blue sack with green tie; a lantern with Japanese characters rests in the foreground behind figure and casts v-shaped shadow; brown wood beam on left; the background for scene is charcoal gray; figure wears blue and white garment with a crisscross pattern, blue polka dotted scarf, and an orange polka dotted obi; two red squares intersect in URC to create octagon containing kanji; three cartouches, one yellow and two white all with characters, at center right; a circle with characters floats above the middle cartouche
- Date
- 1865, 7th month
- In our collection
- since December the 29th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 15 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (38.74 × 26.67 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 22% cadmium 23% copper 55%