Collection Online as of February 5, 2023
Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan
Torii Kiyomasu 鳥居 清倍
(Japanese)
(1615-1868)
Hand-colored woodblock print
Sheet: 46.7 x 31.5 cm (18 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1146
Location
not on view
Description
In this theatrical scene, the actor Fujimura Handay holds a small wooden bucket in his hand. The bucket is "dressed" in a straw hat and a robe that is decorated with the crest of one of the Soga brothers, who were the subject of a popular Japanese tale of revenge.