Ichikawa Danjuro V and His Family
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese
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Kiyonaga depicts Danjūrō V and his family visiting a shrine. Danjūrō's son Ebizō, the future Danjūrō VI, is carried on the shoulder of Ichikawa Masugorō, Danjūrō's pupil.
The characteristic Danjūrō family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) is scattered over the son's kimono and, combined with the character go (five), is superimposed on the ground pattern of Masugorō's kimono. The father wears a formal black jacket with another Danjūrō family crest depicting a carp rising in a waterfall.
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