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Sawamura Sōnosuke I as Umegawa, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”
Sawamura Sōnosuke I as Umegawa, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Sawamura Sōnosuke I as Umegawa, from an untitled series known as “Flowers of the Theater”

Artist (Japanese, 1885 - 1942)
Publisher
Date1922
PeriodTaishō period (1912–1926)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper with applied mica
DimensionsSheet: 16 9/16 × 11 1/8 in. (42 × 28.2 cm)
Image: 15 3/4 × 10 11/16 in. (40 × 27.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2019
Object numberSN11668.11
In the play A Message of Love from Yamato, the courier Chūbei steals government funds in his care to buy out the contract of his lover, the courtesan Umegawa, here played by the skilled onnagata Sawamura Sōnosuke (1886–1924). After Chūbei reveals his crime — a capital offense — to Umegawa, the two resolve to enjoy whatever time their dwindling funds will allow them together. They travel through the countryside to Chūbei’s hometown, allowing him to bid farewell to his father before the lovers meet their fate.
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