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Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as the Monk Wantetsu
Katsukawa ShunshōLinkedCulture matchlcp-6c7d84db0aa0
- Date
- 1778, 11th lunar month
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 66292
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Left sheet of a diptych related to the play Date nishiki tsui no yumitori (A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warriors), performed at the Morita Theater in the 11th lunar month 1778. Succeeding his father, Ichikawa Danjūrō V (1741-1806) became the head of the prominent Ichikawa lineage of actors in 1757. By the 1770s he was arguably the most celebrated actor of all time. His heyday coincided with the golden age of Kabuki in the city of Edo (today's Tokyo). He excelled in a wide variety of roles ranging from robust men to women, and print designers were never tired of depicting him. Here he is shown portraying Wantetsu, a corrupt monk. His grimacing expression and wild hair convey the menacing nature of the character. Japan, Asia
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- Gift of Ruth Lathrop Sikes in memory of her brother Bruce Sikes, 1967
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