Hachidaime ichikawa danjūrō kaja yoshitaka – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
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Hachidaime ichikawa danjūrō kaja yoshitaka
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This sheet shows the kabuki star Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in a role the title gives as Kaja Yoshitaka, and it dates from 1854, the year the actor died. Vertical full-color woodblock prints like this one, called nishikie, were sold in Edo to theatergoers who collected likenesses of their favorite performers. The record suggests it is probably the top panel of a larger vertical set, so it was likely meant to be viewed alongside companion sheets. As a dated example from the end of the Edo period, it shows how actor portraits were designed and printed in that era.
| Created / published | 1854 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 36.8 x 24.8 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie. Probably the top panel from a vertical set of prints. 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. 28, p. 61. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Ichikawa, Danjūrō--Performances. Actors--Japanese--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,606 × 4,477 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221891 |
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