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Okumura Masanobu

ca. 1709 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

One of Japan's most popular tales of revenge, the story of the twelfth-century Soga brothers, raised by their mother to avenge their father's death, was adapted to all manner of stage portrayals. Acts of extraordinary strength and resolve are the mainstay of the tale. Juro and Gorō were played by the premier aragoto, or "rough," character actors of the day.

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Date

ca. 1709

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918