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Two Actors in a Drama by Torii Kiyomasu I — VisualArtsDB

Two Actors in a Drama

Two Actors in a Drama

Torii Kiyomasu I

1715

Medium: Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, ōban
Dimensions: 28.8 × 42.6 cm (11 5/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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The folds of the seated actor’s robe are suggested by characters meaning “role in disguise.”

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The Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716

The Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716

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Second Ichikawa Danjuro after 1735

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