Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of an Elderly Woodcutter Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). , circa 1828. Woodblock print, shikishiban format; deluxe printing, 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (16 x 20 cm). The small scale and delicate printing of this image indicate that it was a private commission, or surimono print. It was created for a poetry club to celebrate the new year; the loosely written inscription on the left is a poem about spring. This was the center image in a trio of prints depicting players in a dance-drama about Kintarō, the boy superhero of Japanese legends. Here, Ic
Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of an Elderly Woodcutter Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). , circa 1828. Woodblock print, shikishiban format; deluxe printing, 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (16 x 20 cm). The small scale and delicate printing of this image indicate that it was a private commission, or surimono print. It was created for a poetry club to celebrate the new year; the loosely written inscription on the left is a poem about spring. This was the center image in a trio of prints depicting players in a dance-drama about Kintarō, the boy superhero of Japanese legends. Here, Ichikawa Danjūrō VII, the most prominent Kabuki star of his generation, dons a white wig and wields a giant axe to play an elderly woodcutter, one of the few humans who helped raise young Kintarō as he grew up in the wilderness. Asian Art circa 1828
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