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Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Travelling Warrior

late 1780s

Katsukawa Shunkō 勝川 春好

(Japanese, 1743–1812)
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 1921.322
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Description

Ichikawa Danjuro V was a talented onnagata (female impersonator) and writer.
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts Ichikawa Danjuro V with a light skin tone. Standing centrally, he wears a reddish-brown robe with nested-square patterns over a dark breastplate and tan trousers. Tucking two swords into his belt, he holds a large white triangular fan. A gnarled pine tree stands on our right, and Japanese calligraphy appears in the lower right corner.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Travelling Warrior

late 1780s

Katsukawa Shunkō

(Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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