Ichikawa monnosuke – Historic Reproduction
![Ichikawa monnosuke, [between 1772 and 1781] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/40/40df188bde49-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
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Ichikawa monnosuke
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This narrow vertical print shows the kabuki actor Ichikawa Monnosuke, whose name places it within the Ichikawa family of actors, one of the most prominent theatrical lineages in Edo. It is a hosoban nishikie, a slim, full-color woodblock format that flourished in the years after multicolor printing became common around 1765. The print is dated to roughly 1772 to 1781, a period when publishers commissioned actor portraits to advertise performances and satisfy theatergoers' appetite for images of favorite players. Look closely at the fine outlines, the layered colors of the costume, and the stylized pose, which together show how these prints turned a stage performance into a lasting, collectible image.
| Created / published | [between 1772 and 1781] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 30.1 x 13 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Preliminary catalog record |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 19, p. 42. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Actors--Japanese--1770-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,577 × 4,473 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221855 |
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