Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku Performance, Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

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Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku Performance, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 8 5/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743–1812), The Ichikawa family was renowned for playing heroic 'Shibaraku!' roles. Shown here in such a performance, Danjūrō wears a persimmon red robe with a huge family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) on each of his large sleeves

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