Catalog record · 目録番号 63323
The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II and Sakata Hongoro
Catalog note / 解説
Katsukawa Shunshô was best known for his depictions of actors and scenes from Kabuki - a popular Japanese theatre form. Actor prints were popular amongst city-dwellers of the Edo period (1615-1868). The patrons of Edo's theatres followed the careers of their favourite actors who were the celebrities of their day. Here Shunshô depicts two famous actors playing a heroic character and a villain in antagonistic theatrical poses (mie). Although the play is unknown, it seems as if the character on the left means to seize a precious scroll from the other using a hidden sword. Shunshô had many pupils and was the founder of the influential Katsukawa school of artists. This school continued to flouri…
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1615 · vam
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