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- [Ichikawa Kuzō II] – The Place of Ablution at the Eastern End of the Bridge
[Ichikawa Kuzō II] – The Place of Ablution at the Eastern End of the Bridge
Information
| Title | [Ichikawa Kuzō II] – The Place of Ablution at the Eastern End of the Bridge Higashizume koriba 東詰こり場 |
| Date | c. 1835 |
| Publisher | Uedaya Kyūjirō 上田屋久次郎 |
| City | Edo |
| Signature | Kōchōrō Kunisada ga 香蝶樓国貞画 |
| Censorship seal(s) | kiwame 極 |
| Publisher’s seal(s) | manji 卍 |
| Inscription | [.....] [signed] San’en 三猿 [sealed with Kuzō's emblem] |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Height | 37 cm |
| Object number | SH2018-DM-034 |
| Credit Line | Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018 |
Description
Each of the prints from this set portrays a famous actor paired with a location near Ryōgoku Bridge and carries a poem composed and signed by the depicted actor. This print shows Ichikawa Kuzō II (1800–1871). The location in the fan-shaped inset is at the eastern end of the bridge, a 'place of ablution' (koriba) where people ritually purified themselves in the Sumida River.
