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
<p>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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1763
- Dimensions
- 31.3 × 14 cm (12 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Katsukawa Shunshō
Artist
Painting
Shunshō Katsukawa was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Chōshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists. Shunshō is best known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga paintings, while less famous, are said by some scholars to be "the best in the second half of the [18th] century".
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- Katsukawa Shunshō
- Year
- 1763
- Dimensions
- 31.3 × 14 cm (12 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1763-101613
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified