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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami by Torii Kiyonobu II — VisualArtsDB

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

Torii Kiyonobu II

1758

Medium: color woodblock print
Dimensions: Sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire. Goro, the hero of the play, sharpens arrowheads as a friend comes to wish him a happy New Year. Corny jokes and the sight of Goro in flamboyant clothing made the play very popular.

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Torii Kiyonobu II, 1748

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