Umegawa and Chubei, by Kitagawa Utamaro

An image of Umegawa and Chûbei. Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1753-1806). Colour print from woodblocks. Naga-ôban format. Publisher: Maruya Jimpachi. Circa 1800. One of four tall (naga-ôban) format prints by Utamaro published by Maruya Jimpachi around 1800, all featuring famous lovers from puppet plays. Numerous Kabuki and puppet plays featuring Umegawa and Chûbei derive from The courier of Hell (Meido no hikyaku), written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon in 1711.

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Umegawa and Chûbei. Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1753-1806). Colour print from woodblocks. Naga-ôban format. Publisher: Maruya Jimpachi. Circa 1800. One of four tall (naga-ôban) format prints by Utamaro published by Maruya Jimpachi around 1800, all featuring famous lovers from puppet plays. Numerous Kabuki and puppet plays featuring Umegawa and Chûbei derive from The courier of Hell (Meido no hikyaku), written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon in 1711.

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Accession Number: P.201-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 368 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 128.70kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:08:27 10:04:04

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