Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章
Japanese, 1726-1792
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768
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Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章
Japanese, 1726-1792c. 1768
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1768
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions
31.3 × 14 cm (12 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
The actor Ichikawa Danzō II is shown striking a pose, or mie, while playing the role of the formidable Shōki the Demon Queller during a performance at the Morita Theater in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1768. It looks as if he is shown mid-movement, with his sleeves and hair flying up in the air. Danzō’s actor-crest of three nested boxes appears on the front of his robe. Before it faded to a tan color, the background of this print was blue.
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