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- [Onoe Kikugorō III] – The Public Showing [of the Buddhist icon] in the Ekō Temple
[Onoe Kikugorō III] – The Public Showing [of the Buddhist icon] in the Ekō Temple
Information
| Title | [Onoe Kikugorō III] – The Public Showing [of the Buddhist icon] in the Ekō Temple Ekō’in kaichō 囬向院開帳 |
| 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] Baiju 梅寿 |
| Width | 25,4 cm |
| Height | 37 cm |
| Object number | SH2018-DM-037 |
| 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 Onoe Kikugorō III (1784–1849) and pairs him with the Ekō Temple near the eastern bank, on the particularly auspicious day that the temple allows the public to visit and see the sacred icon it houses (kaichō). The Ekō Temple was also known as a popular venue for sumo wrestling.
