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Ishikawa Toyonobu

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro), 1740's

Description

Maker

Title

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro)

Year

1740's

Medium

Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

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

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1067

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

January 18 - May 18, 2008

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 Danjūrō I (1660-1704) in about 1697, versions of this performance became an integral part of the Danjūrō-lineage repertory. Danjūrō 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.

Bushido

November 1, 1985 - February 9, 1986

Use

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