Sawamura Tanosuke II as Yae

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Sawamura Tanosuke II as Yae

Utagawa Toyokuni; Publisher: Ibaya SenzaburōLinkedCulture matchlcp-672b652894cc

Date
1816
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
81268

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With his distinctive almond eyes and full lips as seen here, Sawamura Tanosuke II was a rising onnagata (female impersonator) star when this print was made. Based on a play staged in the third lunar month of 1816, this fan print shows one of the last portraits of this promising actor, who died prematurely during the following year. He is shown in the role of the woman Yae. A pattern of cherry blossoms (sakura in Japanese) adorning his kimono's collar alludes to Yae's husband, Sakuramaru. Asia

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Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

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