Sakuragawa Jihinari 桜川慈悲成

Ichikawa Danjurō VII as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in the play Shibaraku, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Ichikawa Danjurō VII as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in the play Shibaraku

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 19.2 x 17.8 cm (7 9/16 x 7 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 慈悲成画賛 Jihinari ga san (Pictured and inscribed by Jihinari)

Inscription Text/Poem: 只一夜 あけのからすと 市川の このかほかほわ いさぎよひもの
- 慈悲成
Translation: After just one night at this sight of Ichikawa's bold and splendid visage the crows of dawn "Caw! Caw!" for more
- Jihinari

(Translation from McKee, Colored in the Year's New Light, p. 260)

Seals: Designer's seal in red

Marks: Inscription verso, right edge near center in pencil: [illegible] vers. 1818

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.366

Ichikawa Danjurō VII as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in the play Shibaraku

Signature: 慈悲成画賛 Jihinari ga san (Pictured and inscribed by Jihinari)

Inscription Text/Poem: 只一夜 あけのからすと 市川の このかほかほわ いさぎよひもの
- 慈悲成
Translation: After just one night at this sight of Ichikawa's bold and splendid visage the crows of dawn "Caw! Caw!" for more
- Jihinari

(Translation from McKee, Colored in the Year's New Light, p. 260)

Seals: Designer's seal in red

Marks: Inscription verso, right edge near center in pencil: [illegible] vers. 1818

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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