Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of Kumonryu Shishin, from the series One hundred performances by Ichikawa Danjuro (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban), 1898
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Dated: Meiji 31 (1898)
Signed: 'Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Dated: Meiji 31 (1898)
Vertical oban:
35.8 x 23.5 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¼ in.)
35.8 x 23.5 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¼ in.)
Good impression and colour. Some toning overall, light soiling, rubbing and creasing to margins. Album backing and slight wear to edges.
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With his body tattooed with nine dragons, the aptly-named Kumonryu Shishin (meaning 'The Nine Dragonned' Shishin) is one of the main heroes of the popular Suikoden tale, which was frequently...
With his body tattooed with nine dragons, the aptly-named Kumonryu Shishin (meaning 'The Nine Dragonned' Shishin) is one of the main heroes of the popular Suikoden tale, which was frequently adapted and performed on the kabuki stage during the Edo and Meiji periods. Here, the famous actor Ichikawa Danjuro is depicted in the role of Kumonryu Shishin in falling snow; his Chinese robes pulled down to his waist revealing his elaborate tattoos as he brandishes a weapon.
Another impression is in the Honolulu Museum of Art, go to:
https://honolulumuseum.org/collections/7420/
Another impression is in the Honolulu Museum of Art, go to:
https://honolulumuseum.org/collections/7420/