「お岩霊 市川米蔵」 (四代)|Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa
Enjaku 猿雀
1865 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical chūban · Asian Art
The ghost story of Oiwa is based on actual events related in the Ghost Story in Yotsuya on the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō Yotsuya kaidan), which was turned into a popular Kabuki play by Tsuruya Nanboku (1755–1829). Iemon, a masterless samurai, wed Oiwa, a daughter of a warrior family that was hoping to have a male heir to help preserve their family name. After marrying, Iemon poisoned his wife and was haunted by her vengeful spirit.
- Artist
- Enjaku 猿雀
- Date
- 1865
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical chūban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
