The Actor Arashi Tokusaburō as the Female Gallant (Onnadate) Ohashi 1838 Utagawa Sadamasu (Kunimasu) 初代歌貞升 The Kabuki actor Arashi Tokusaburō III (later known as Arashi Rikan III, 1812–1863) achieved great renown for his performances as young women (waka-onnagata). Here he is represented in the role of the onnadate (chivalrous woman) Ohashi, who defended the weak and oppressed against abusive samurai, and who were popularized in literature and on the Kabuki stage as champions of the townspeople. The hokku (17-syllable poem), by the actor himself, refers to the tachibana (mandarin orange blosso
The Actor Arashi Tokusaburō as the Female Gallant (Onnadate) Ohashi 1838 Utagawa Sadamasu (Kunimasu) 初代歌貞升 The Kabuki actor Arashi Tokusaburō III (later known as Arashi Rikan III, 1812–1863) achieved great renown for his performances as young women (waka-onnagata). Here he is represented in the role of the onnadate (chivalrous woman) Ohashi, who defended the weak and oppressed against abusive samurai, and who were popularized in literature and on the Kabuki stage as champions of the townspeople. The hokku (17-syllable poem), by the actor himself, refers to the tachibana (mandarin orange blossom) crest used by this family of actors:Tachibana no kaori wa yomo ni negaunari We pray that the fragranceof mandarin orange blossomswill spread in all directions.(Trans. John T. Carpenter). The Actor Arashi Tokusaburō as the Female Gallant (Onnadate) Ohashi. Utagawa Sadamasu (Kunimasu) 初代歌貞升 (Japanese, active ca. 1830–1852). Japan. 1838. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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