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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

1758

Torii Kiyonobu II 二代目 鳥居 清信

(Japanese, 1706–1763)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.339
Public Domain
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Description

Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire. Goro, the hero of the play, sharpens arrowheads as a friend comes to wish him a happy New Year. Corny jokes and the sight of Goro in flamboyant clothing made the play very popular.
A vertically oriented color woodblock print depicts Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro, a man with medium-light skin tone seated and leaning forward. Wearing green and cream patterned robes, he holds a large arrow with both hands against a dark whetstone in a round tub. His brow is furrowed as he looks downward. Five oversized arrows stand behind him, while black Japanese calligraphy appears at the top and sides of the composition.

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

1758

Torii Kiyonobu II

(Japanese, 1706–1763)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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