The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei
Gosōtei Hirosada 五粽亭広貞 Japanese
Not on view
This print commemorates a performance of Ebizō V (shown on the right), one of the greatest Kabuki actors of the Edo stage of the nineteenth century, during a time he was performing in Osaka. It shows him as Nippon Daemon, one of the great roles of Japanese theater, waylaying a surprised opponent. In the world of Kabuki, Nippon Daemon was the leader of a band of honorable thieves who only stole from those who made money through corrupt means.
On view June 5, 2021–August 8, 2021
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