Ichikawa Danjūrō I in the role of Takenuki Goro

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Title

Ichikawa Danjūrō I in the role of Takenuki Goro

Description

Gorō pulling up bamboo, a very early example of an actor print by possibly the first artist to take on the task. Torii Kiyomasu I used to decorate kabuki billboards before producing the first known book of actor prints in 1700.
Fig. 3

Artist

Torii Kiyomasu I

Date

1712

Citation

Fig. 3: Torii Kiyomasu, “Ichikawa Danjūrō I in the role of Takenuki Goro,” JACDB: An Archive of the Visual and Performing Arts of Japan, accessed July 2, 2024, http://tsubakifilms.ca/omeka/items/show/111.

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