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"The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (Izari no adauchi - ゐさりの仇うち)” [Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō]; from the Series: “The Seven Variations of the Iroha (Seisho Nanatsu Iroha)”
"The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (Izari no adauchi - ゐさりの仇うち)” [Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō]; from the Series: “The Seven Variations of the Iroha (Seisho Nanatsu Iroha)”
"The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (Izari no adauchi - ゐさりの仇うち)” [Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō]; from the Series: “The Seven Variations of the Iroha (Seisho Nanatsu Iroha)”
DepartmentAsia

"The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (Izari no adauchi - ゐさりの仇うち)” [Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō]; from the Series: “The Seven Variations of the Iroha (Seisho Nanatsu Iroha)”

NameWoodblock print (ukiyo-e)
Maker Toyokuni III (1786 - 1864)
CultureJapanese
Date1856
Place madeJAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
Mediumink, paper, adhesive
Dimensions14 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (36.3 × 24.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.37.1
Object numberFA.2019.37.1
ProvenancePurchased at Gallery Soumei-do. They purchased from weekly Tokyo auction for ukiyo-e.
DescriptionPrint with ghostly woman against blue background (waterfall) on viewer's right. Group of three men at left. Japanese writing across top.