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Sugimura Jihei

On the Yoshida Highway

c. 1685
Hand-colored woodblock print; tan-e, vertical o-oban
59.1 × 29.3 cm (23.3 × 11.5 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

An actor playing Miyako no O Kuni, the originator of Kabuki who flourished in Kyoto in the early 1600s, is seated in an open second-floor room with an attendant. Ukiyo-no-suke, walking below, holds an umbrella over Kanto Koroku. This is likely a scene from an early drama. Though the roles are identified, neither the name of the play nor the identity of the actors is given.

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