Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Courtesan Agemaki, the Ruffian Hero Sukeroku, and Hige no Ikyū
Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Yamaguchiya ChūsukeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e003827860c1
- Date
- c. 1798–1800
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 22553
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The game played here is kazu-ken , a numbers game that originated in China. In this game, players make numbers from zero to five with their right hands, while predicting and then calling out the combined number from all players. The loser has to drink a cup of sake. This is a visual parody of the Kabuki play Sukeroku’s Affinity for Edo Cherry Blossoms ( Sukeroku yukari no Edo zakura ), but none of the three figures is a Kabuki actor. The story of the play centers on the love affair between the prostitute Agemaki and the dashing dandy Sukeroku, who is playing with his rival Ikyū (left). Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
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