Ichikawa Ebizô as Iwafuji (right leaf of triptych)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Description
Subject Matter:
Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII, also known as Ichikawa Ebizō V, was born in 1791. He began acting in kabuki at the age of four. He was known for a wide variety of role types. He died in 1859.
Physical Description:
The woman standing in this print wears a brown robe with a blue and green sash. She holds a wooden sword close to her chin. The sliding screens in the background are painted with trees and flowers against a blue background.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kuniyoshi ga; Publisher’s seal: Hon, Edo, Sen’ichi; Censor’s seal: Kiwame; Iwafuji, Ichikawa Ebizō
This is the right panel of a triptych (with 2013/1.511.1 and 2013/1.511.2)
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