DISCOVERART

Toyohara Kunichika

Onoe Kikugorō V as Daiba no Jinzō and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Itamiya Jubei

1883
Color woodblock print; ōban triptych
74.3 × 37.3 cm (29.3 × 14.7 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

As Daiba no Jinzō (on the right) spies on his adversary Itamiya Jūbei in the foreground of this image, the center is occupied by distant trees and mountains illuminated by a faint glow. Unusually, this scene is set at dusk: the sun has just set and the moon is rising but the stars are not yet visible.

Source ↗

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Toyohara Kunichika

Actors Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Nasu no Yoichi Munetaka and Nakamura Fukusuke IV as Tamamushi GozenActors Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Nasu no Yoichi Munetaka and Na市川左小治　土左衛門伝吉|Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play市川左小治　土左衛門伝吉|Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a KabuArtworkUntitledThe Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Karukaya Doshin, No. 5 from the series "Flowers of Tokyo: Caricatures by Kunichika (Azuma no hana Kunichika manga)"The Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Karukaya Doshin, No. 5 from The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya SanzaburoThe actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura FuEvening Amusements at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku yoasobi no zu)Evening Amusements at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto RGenji Drawn in Different Styles: View of Akashi Bay (Kakiwake Genji, Akashi ura no kei)Genji Drawn in Different Styles: View of Akashi Bay (KakiwakKabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata)Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi n

More like this

No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"Utagawa Hiroshige — No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Si木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越|Miyanokoshi StationUtagawa Hiroshige — 木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越|Miyanokoshi StationArtworkTomioka Eisen木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越|Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the KisokaidōUtagawa Hiroshige — 木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越|Moonlit Night at Miyanoko百人一首　うはかゑとき　赤染衛門|Poem by Akazome Emon, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)Katsushika Hokusai — 百人一首　うはかゑとき　赤染衛門|Poem by Akazome Emon, No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"Utagawa Hiroshige — No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "SiPoem by Lady Akazome Emon Poem by Sosei Hoshi, from the series “One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)”Katsushika Hokusai — Poem by Lady Akazome Emon Poem by SoseiThe Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)"Utagawa Hiroshige — The Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu ProvincArtworkUtagawa KuniyoshiNo. 26: Mochizuki, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"Utagawa Hiroshige — No. 26: Mochizuki, from the series "Sixt『高貴納涼ノ図』|Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu — 『高貴納涼ノ図』|Nobility in the EveniArtworkYōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu