Kuniyoshi 国芳: Original Preparatory Drawing with Lucky Gods in Nikki Danjo Magic Mouse Scene

Kuniyoshi 国芳: Original Preparatory Drawing with Lucky Gods in Nikki Danjo Magic Mouse Scene

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Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) Title: Original Preparatory Drawing with Lucky Gods in Nikki Danjo Magic Mouse Scene Date: ca. late 1840s Kuniyoshi’s creativity at its best. We see two of the Lucky Gods, Ebisu and Daikoku, acting out a famous scene from the well-known play Date kurabe Okuni kabuki or perhaps Date zensei sakura no iromaku (伊達旭盛桜彩幕). Kneeling in a kabuki stance we see Daikoku, holding his famous mallet above his head as he attempts to strike at the large, evil mouse lower left who (in the play) has stolen a precious scroll . To the left we see Ebisu in the role of Nikki Danjo, who in this scene is always shown making this magical mudra and holding a scroll in his mouth as he performs his evil magic. Ebisu is always shown with a fishing pole as one of his attributes, as here. Written at top left is Buyû hakkei 武勇八契, or the “Bravery of the Eight Heroes”, but it is difficult to make the connection between this kabuki scene and this notation.  Kuniyoshi has made a numb

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