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Katsukawa Shunshō

The actor Ichikawa Danjurō V, 1780's

Description

Maker

Title

The actor Ichikawa Danjurō V

Year

1780's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Hosoban: 29.7 x 11.1 cm (11 11/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem signed: Sanjō, the actor's poetry name, and the poem refers to his nickname "kazari ebi," the large lobster decoration on New Year'
Signed: Shunshō ga

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1099

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

May 11 - June 30, 1990

Shunsho was one of the first print artists to break away from the formalism of the Torii school to probe the personalities of kabuki actors by depicting their distinctly individual miens. Here, the face of Danjuro V (1741-1806) pointedly contrasts with his dignified court dress in a manner that would, a few decades later, be further developed in haunting, psychological actor portraits by Sharaku.

Use

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