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Ishikawa Toyonobu

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Ishikawa Toyonobu

Title

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print with marbled background

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1067

Ishikawa Danjuro III (Sandaime Ishikawa Danjuro)

[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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

January 18 - May 18, 2008

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints

September 22 - December 15, 1994

Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints

October 10 - December 1, 1991

Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century

September 14 - November 4, 1990

Japanese Prints of the Kabuki

September 5 - November 23, 1986

Bushido

November 1, 1985 - February 9, 1986

Kabuki

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