Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 Japanese
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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.
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