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| Title | Scenes from a set of nine quick-changes | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | *Yoshikuni;Toyokawa; | |
| Date | 1825 | |
| Extended Description | Three scenes, in pale pink, blue and grey, each shows figure on plain ground: 1. Nine-tailed fox, figure facing right, with floor length hair, hairy garments, and fantail, with chrysanthemums in each hand. 2. Fox-witch Tamamo no Mae, woman with pink and blue robes and large fan. 3. Naked man facing left in anger, in pink loin cloth, bird kite, still with piece of string attached, flies above, and rat jumps out of lacquer tray at his feet. | |
| Description | A courtesan in the style of a Toba-e painting and a Blackamoor see also (O.23) | |
| Id Number Current Accession | O.6.3 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1412 | |
| Location Creation Site | Osaka | |
| Subject | Print;Actor print; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 380 x 763 mm (all) | |
| Notes | 0.6.1 the actor Nakamura Utaemon III as a Nine tailed Fox 0.6.2 the Fox Witch Tamamo no Mae 0.6.3 a Courtesan in the style of a Toba-e painting and a Blackamoor (0.23) Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Nine-tailed Fox. 4 out of 9 quick-change roles in play 'Yosete aratama kokonobake', performed at the Kado theatre at New Year 1825. Series title: From a Set of Nine Quick-Changes (Kokonotsu henge no uchi). Published by Honsei. Jukodo Yoshikuni, working 1813-1830. |
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| Object Notes | Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as nine-tailed Fox. 4 out of 9 quick-change roles in play 'Yosete aratama kokonobake', performed at the Kado theatre at New Year 1825. Series title: From a Set of Nine Quick-Changes (Kokonotsu henge no uchi). Published by Honsei. Jukodo Yoshikuni, working 1813-1830. | |
| Rights | University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Technique | Colour woodcut | |
| Work Type | Oriental | |