Actor Ichikawa Sadanji III as Yoshirō in the play "Modori kago", January 1954
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica and embossingexpand_more
Gift of Gary L. Gliemexpand_more 2007.107.5
Not on Viewexpand_more
Twenty-first design of a set of thirty. Imagined portrait of the actor Ichikawa Sadanji III (1898-1969) as Azuma no Yoshirō in the kabuki play "A Harlot's Love in a Returning Palanquin" (Modori kago iro ni aikata 戻駕色相肩). Yoshirō is a palanquin bearer who, like his companion Jirosaku, becomes interested in the young woman they carry. The two bearers begin to brawl about their amorous adventures which results in a real fight once they revealed that they are actually sworn enemies who travelled in disguise.
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- Title
- Actor Ichikawa Sadanji III as Yoshirō in the play "Modori kago"
- Artist Life
- 1886 - 1960
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2007.107.5
- Curator Approved
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