Actor Iwai Hanshirō V as Sukeroku

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Actor Iwai Hanshirō V as Sukeroku

Utagawa Toyokuni; Publisher: Ibaya SenzaburōLinkedCulture matchlcp-672b652894cc

Date
1816
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
81267

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Fans with depictions of actors were popular among devotees of the Kabuki theater. People expressed their enthusiasm for particular actors by purchasing fans bearing their images. This fan bears an image of the actor Iwai Hanshirø V (1776-1847). Hanshirø was a very popular onnagata (female impersonator), but occasionally played the roles of young handsome men. Here he plays Sukeroku, a well known gallant. By depicting the umbrella's rib radiating outward behind the actor's head, Toyokuni effectively accentuated Hanshiro's handsome face. Japan, Asia

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Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

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