Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Shibaraku Role and Another Actor as Namazu Bozu

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Shibaraku Role and Another Actor as Namazu Bozu

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.6 x 18.9 cm (8 1/2 x 7 7/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.48

Type

Exhibition History

Edo Theater
The Drama of Kabuki
Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

This print depicts Danjuro VII (1791-1859) in his classic shibaraku role, in which he yells "Wait a moment!" ("Shibaraku") and proceeds to resolve the action of the play by killing the evildoers. First written by Danjuro I (1660-1704) in about 1697, versions of this performance became an integral part of the Danjuro-lineage repertory. Danjuro is readily identified by his red garment and his crest (mon) of three squares, one within another.

Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992
Japanese Prints of the Kabuki
Sep 05, 1986 – Nov 23, 1986
Kabuki

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Shibaraku Role and Another Actor as Namazu Bozu, 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 21.6 x 18.9 cm (8 1/2 x 7 7/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.48

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