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Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Traveller Beside a Clump of Iris

c. 1780

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川 春章

(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 29.9 x 14.4 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.1271
Public Domain
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Description

Shunsho was a well-known painter and printmaker in Edo who dominated the actor print field in his time.
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts Ichikawa Danjuro V, a man with light skin tone, standing as a traveler. Looking back over his shoulder, he wears tan striped robes and a checkered waistcloth. A white mask hangs over his shoulder, and a sword with a paper bundle is tucked into his belt. Tall irises grow on either side of him, and Japanese calligraphy marks the top right corner.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Traveller Beside a Clump of Iris

c. 1780

Katsukawa Shunshō

(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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