Unidentified actor as the courtesan Umegae in the Bell of Hell Episode from The Rise and Fall of the Heike, from the series An Assortment of Plays
Utagawa Kunisada, Unidentified actor as the courtesan Umegae in the Bell of Hell Episode from The Rise and Fall of the Heike, from the series An Assortment of Plays, ca. 1832, color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.365
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- Title
Unidentified actor as the courtesan Umegae in the Bell of Hell Episode from The Rise and Fall of the Heike, from the series An Assortment of Plays
- Related Titles
catalog entry: Seisuiki Umegae Genta, Mugen no kane no dan (The Rise and Fall of the Heike, Umegae and Genta in the Bell of Hell Episode): Young woman surrounded by the text of a libretto, from the series Jôruri zukushi (An Assortment of Plays)
descriptive: Young woman surrounded by the text of a libretto
display title: The Rise and Fall of the Heike, Umegae and Genta in the Bell of Hell Episode: Unidentified actor as the courtesan Umegae, surrounded by the text of a libretto, from the series An Assortment of Plays
series (translated): An Assortment of Plays
series (transliterated): Jôruri zukushi
translated: The Rise and Fall of the Heike, Umegae and Genta in the Bell of Hell Episode
transliterated: Seisuiki Umegae Genta, Mugen no kane no dan
- Artist
- Related People
- Date
ca. 1832
- Period
Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 14 3/4 in x 10 1/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
seal: kiwame
signature: Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
signature/maker's mark: Kunisada, gwa
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection
- Accession Number
32.365
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Exhibitions
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
