The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play "Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma", Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1774
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play 'Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma', Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), Ichikawa Yaozo III (1747–1818), a student of Danjūrō V, is shown in the role of Fuwa Banzaemon, who is a rival with Nagoya Sanza for the love of the same women. Yaozo wears a 'thunder' robe, a striking pattern of lightning and clouds, embellished with the crest of the three nested squares
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