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The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei

1849
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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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 「日本駄右衛門」　五代目市川海老蔵 ・「徳嶋五平」　二代目片岡我童
  • Title: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei
  • Artist: Gosōtei Hirosada 五粽亭広貞 (Japanese, active ca. 1819–63)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1849
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; horizontal chūban
  • Dimensions: Image: 7 1/4 × 10 in. (18.4 × 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.307
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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