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鳶を追いかける折助（奴）
Footman (yakko, orisuke) Chasing Black Kite (tobi)
鳶を追いかける折助（奴）
Tamagawa Shûchô (Japanese, active about 1790–1803)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
35.7 x 7.8 cm (14 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.1033
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionProbably related to a scene in a kabuki dance play that debuted in 1814.5. "Hatsugatsuo no Kiraware Yakko" represented the 4th month in the play "Manete Mimasu Shiki no Wazaogi," a dance of twelve quick-change scenes performed by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. This print seems to be a little earlier in date and may represent the joke or story on which the dance was based. The first bonito of the season, arranged on a stand for presentation to the lord, is stolen by a kite that swoops down and grabs it; the servant then tries to catch the bird.
Signed
Shûchô ga
舟調画
舟調画
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross