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

1775
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki
  • Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1775
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (32.1 x 14 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
  • Object Number: JP389a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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