Ichikawa Danj?r? V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba 12th month, 1786 Katsukawa Shunsh?????? Japanese Ichikawa Danj?r? V, in the role of the old woman Shiromasu-baba, wears a straw raincoat and a very wide straw hat slung across his back. He leans upon a staff and carries a bamboo basket of young fronds of bracken. Following this scene, the actor made a quick costume change and reappeared, dressed in a gaudy robe, as H?j? Tokimasa bearing the head of Shiromasu, whom he has just Ichikawa Danj?r? V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba. Katsukawa Shunsh?????? (Japanese, 1726–1792). Japan. 12th mont
Ichikawa Danj?r? V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba 12th month, 1786 Katsukawa Shunsh?????? Japanese Ichikawa Danj?r? V, in the role of the old woman Shiromasu-baba, wears a straw raincoat and a very wide straw hat slung across his back. He leans upon a staff and carries a bamboo basket of young fronds of bracken. Following this scene, the actor made a quick costume change and reappeared, dressed in a gaudy robe, as H?j? Tokimasa bearing the head of Shiromasu, whom he has just Ichikawa Danj?r? V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba. Katsukawa Shunsh?????? (Japanese, 1726–1792). Japan. 12th month, 1786. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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