1758
(Japanese, 1706-1763)
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.339
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.
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