gofu background; cartoon-like figure with white hair and beard, wearing an orange, green, white and black garment, with a sword over his PR shoulder; yellow ground

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Actor Ichikawa Danshirō IV as the Ferryman Tonbei, January 1988

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101st design by Kōkei. Actor Ichikawa Danshirō IV (b. 1946) as Tonbei 頓兵衛 in the play "Miracle at the Yaguchi Ferry" (Shinrei Yaguchi no watashi 神霊矢口渡), performed at the Kabuki Theater in December of 1987. Tonbei is the ferryman at Yaguchi working for the warlord Ashikaga Takauji in killing his enemies. Stabbing through the ceiling with his sword during a search for an enemy in the night, he accidentally fatally wounds his own daughter.

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Title
Actor Ichikawa Danshirō IV as the Ferryman Tonbei
Artist Life
born 1946
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2002.161.110
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gofu background; cartoon-like figure with white hair and beard, wearing an orange, green, white and black garment, with a sword over his PR shoulder; yellow ground

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