Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

Torii Kiyonobu II

Date
1758
Medium
color woodblock print
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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