Ichikawa Komazō II (1764–1838) in the Role of Akaneya Hanshichi from the Play Hadesugata On'a Maiginu, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1798, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), This print shows the tension of a couple's hopeless relationship. The character of the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu holds the letter she and her lover Akaneya Hanshichi wrote to his family as part of their preparations for double suicide
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Ichikawa Komazō II, 1764–1838, Role, Akaneya Hanshichi, Play Hadesugata, Maiginu, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1798, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 14 1/4, 36.2 cm, W, 10, 26, Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825, print, tension, couple, hopeless relationship, character, courtesan Minoya, Sankatsu, holds, letter, lover Akaneya, Hanshichi, wrote, family, part, preparations, double suicide
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