Otokonosuke, Yorikane, Yashio, Nikki Danjo, Tanizo, Benkei, Katsumoto, Dotetsu, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849

Colour woodblock print, oban tate-e. Nine portraits of ichikawa danjuro viii; the first seven are from the play 'date kurabe okuni kabuki' (伊達競阿国戯場), the other two are from the play 'kanjincho' (勧進帳), both produced at the kawarasaki theatre in the third month of kaei 2 (1849). The parts (top, right to left) 1) otoko-no suke teruhide, 2) nikki danjo saemon, 3) hosokawa shuri-no-suke katsumoto, 4) ashikaga sakingo yorikane, 5) the wrestler kinugawa tanizo, 6) dote datetsu, 7) yashio, elder sister of nikki danjo, 8) benkei, 9) in offstage clothes. Date: 1849. Dimensions: Height: 36.70 centimetres Width: 25.90 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII. Collection: British Museum. Otokonosuke, Yorikane, Yashio, Nikki Danjo, Tanizo, Benkei, Katsumoto, Dotetsu 男之助、頼かね、八汐、仁木だん正、谷蔵、弁慶、かつ元、道てつ (BM 2008,3037.21327)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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