Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki, Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775

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Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki, Edo period (1615–1868), 1775, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Overall: 12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( x 14 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as the monk Mongaku stands at the center of this composition. Nakamura Rikō as Chitose is on the left, Nakamura Nakazō I as Sakon-gitsune on the right. The three actors, mimicking the dance of the fox, seem somewhat perturbed by the rats they have attracted

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