Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 64944

Arashi Sangorö II as Sakura-maru

Artist / 作者
Katsukawa Shunshō勝川春章
Date / 年代
1772
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録
213 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者
朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

The actor Arashi Sangorö II appears in the role of Sakura-maru, in an Ichimura-za Theater production of “Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami,” presented in the New Year of Meiwa 9th (1772). In the role of a samurai, he stands beneath a plum tree, his two ubiquitous swords identifying his warrior status. (from “Capturing Actor’s Spirit / Shunshö “ exhibition 1/15/2009-)

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