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Nakamura Kichiemon I as Hoshikage Doemon, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”
Nakamura Kichiemon I as Hoshikage Doemon, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Nakamura Kichiemon I as Hoshikage Doemon, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Artist (Japanese, 1885 - 1942)
Publisher
Depicted (Japanese, 1886 – 1954)
Date1921
PeriodTaishō period (1912–1926)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper with applied mica
DimensionsSheet: 16 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (42 × 29 cm)
Image: 15 15/16 × 10 3/4 in. (40.5 × 27.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2019
Object numberSN11668.8
Nakamura Kichiemon I is shown as Hoshikage Doemon, a retainer of the Lord Tomoenojō, in the play The Soga Design and the Gallant's Dyed Kimono. Doemon schemes to separate the chivalrous gangster Gorozō from his wife Satsuki, whom he desires.
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