Ishikawa Toyonobu

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro)

Maker

Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1780)

Title

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1740s

Medium

Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Materials

color, ink

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 33.7 x 46.7 cm (13 1/4 x 18 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Inishie o/ima ni/utsusu ya/kazari ebi Exchanging old times for now-lobster decoration [Danjuro in a reprised role]Inishie means "old," ima..ya, "reprisal, revival," kazari ebi refers to the actor, ebi, or lobster, being a soubriquet for Danjuro

Signature: Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1067

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

The Drama of Kabuki

Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

This rare print depicts Ishikawa Ebizo III (1712-78) 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. The marbled background accounts for the unusual pattern of the paper. The text above the actor is a poem.

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Tombstone

Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1780)

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro), 1740s

Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Sheet: 33.7 x 46.7 cm (13 1/4 x 18 3/8 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1067

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