Image
Description
Maker
- Katsukawa Shunshō, 1725-1792, Japanese
Title
The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV as Hata no Daizen
Year
1780's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 28.7 x 15.1 cm (11 5/16 x 5 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Shunsho ga
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1098
About
This print—the left half of a diptych—features the actor Ichikawa Danzō IV playing the role of Hata no Daizen in the play Uta kurabe tō sei moyō. The actor, famous for his acrobatics and dramatic presentations, is depicted here as an imposing figure armed with a pair of double swords.
Shunsho ga
Japan; Tokyo
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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