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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

1758

Torii Kiyonobu II

(Japanese, 1706–1763)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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
Location: Not on view

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.
  • Jacquin Collection (sale: Walpole Galleries, January 20, 1921, lot 13)
    (Yamanaka & Co.)
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
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