{"product_id":"komura-settai-japanese-woodblock-puppet-tissue-overlay-love-suicide","title":"SADANOBU HASEGAWA III Bunraku Theater LOVE SUICIDE Stage Puppet Tissue Woodblock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHasegawa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmark class=\"HxTRcb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSadanobu III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1881–1963), 1920's original Japanese color woodblock print, f\u003cspan\u003erom his series titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eThe Illustrated Collection of Famous Japanese Puppets of the Osaka Bunrakuza. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e Wood block print showing \u003cspan\u003eof the stage set for Act 1, Scene 2, \u003ci\u003eThe Kawachi House\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKawash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eō \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e河庄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the play \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eShinjū Ten no Amijima \u003c\/i\u003e[The Love Suicide at Amajima] written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), which premiered in January 1721. Based on a true-life story of an Osaka shopkeeper and a prostitute who commit double-suicide on the Amijima Daich\u003c\/span\u003eō\u003cspan\u003e Temple Grounds to be reborn as lovers \"on the same lotus,\" the subject was soon prohibited due to real-life copycat double-suicides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eAs originally issued, this print is complete with its tissue overlay showing the outlines of three puppet characters as they appear on stage.\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe tissue is intact, has a stain at the upper right. The print is unstained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003ePrint attached to black matte, print measures 14 3\/8\" x 9 3\/4\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e60-5856\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Vault by Gary Germer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45497959284912,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0469\/5343\/1203\/files\/IMG_0420_194d39e4-b751-4baa-b0e3-500cdbf8a607.jpg?v=1785712768","url":"https:\/\/shop.garygermer.com\/products\/komura-settai-japanese-woodblock-puppet-tissue-overlay-love-suicide","provider":"The Vault by Gary Germer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}