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Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba

12th month, 1786
Not on view
Ichikawa Danjūrō V, in the role of the old woman Shiromasu-baba, wears a straw raincoat and a very wide straw hat slung across his back. He leans upon a staff and carries a bamboo basket of young fronds of bracken. Following this scene, the actor made a quick costume change and reappeared, dressed in a gaudy robe, as Hōjō Tokimasa bearing the head of Shiromasu, whom he has just killed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba
  • Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 12th month, 1786
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 12 7/32 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14.0 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
  • Object Number: JP373
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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