Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 64943
Ichikawa Danjürö V as Miura Arajirö and Nakamura Nakazö I as Taira-no-Tokitada
- Artist / 作者
- Katsukawa Shunshō勝川春章
- Date / 年代
- 1786
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 308 × 450 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 星野アカリ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
This print depicts Ichikawa Danjürö V as Miura Arajirö in shibaraku costume with kumadori makeup, and Nakamura Nakazö I as Taira no Tokitaka in ornate Chinese robes. It documents the Miyako-za Tenmei 6 (1786) production of “Mutsu no hana Izu no Hatage,” presented for the theater's kaomise (the opening of the season) offering in the 11th month. According to Timothy Clark and Osamu Ueda, an evil courtier is about to order the execution of some hapless victim onstage when cries of “Shibaraku!” (Stop right there!) are heard from the back of the theater, and a hero dressed in a distinctive persimmon-colored costume with fantastically large square sleeves enters down the hanamichi walkway to save…
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