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Matsumoto Kōshirō VII as Sukeroku, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”
Matsumoto Kōshirō VII as Sukeroku, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Matsumoto Kōshirō VII as Sukeroku, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Artist (Japanese, 1885 - 1942)
Date1920
PeriodTaishō period (1912–1926)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper with applied mica
DimensionsSheet: 16 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (42 × 29.1 cm)
Image: 15 3/4 × 10 11/16 in. (40 × 27.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2019
Object numberSN11668.5
For 18 years, Sukeroku has searched for the man who killed his father and absconded with his heirloom sword. He picks fights in the pleasure quarters, goading others into drawing their weapons in order to verify whether they carry the stolen blade. He suspects the imperious samurai Ikyū, who seethes at Sukeroku’s insults but will not be provoked, even when Sukeroku offers him a pipe held between his toes.
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Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari)
1920
Maiko
Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari)
1924