Chester Beatty
Actor Ichikawa Danjurō IV as Matsuōmaru
Torii Kiyotsune · 1764
Colour woodblock print of actor Ichikawa Danjurō IV as Matsuōmaru by Torii Kiyotsune, published by Nishinomiya Shinroku in Edo (modern Tokyo), Japan, in 1764. Hosoban format, benizuri-e print. In this print, Ichikawa Danjurō IV is shown performing in the play 'Sugawara and the secrets of calligraphy' (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami), staged at Edo's Nakamura-za theatre in 1764. He plays Matsuōmaru, depicted here in the struggle for the carriage scene.
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