
Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke
- Date:
- 1829
- Medium:
- color woodblock print
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Description
A kabuki actor stands in a dynamic pose against a plain tan background, glancing sharply over his shoulder while gripping the hilt of a sword drawn across his chest with a red-and-gold cord. He wears a black kimono patterned with pink, blue, and yellow vertical stripes and pale circular crests, cinched with a green-and-white sash, and a second sword tucked at his side; his hands and bare feet are rendered in unpainted white. Vertical columns of black text run down the upper left, with a red seal and further inscription in the lower right corner. Woodblock print, "Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke," Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1829.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke was created by Gigadō Ashiyuki (戯画堂芦幸) in 1829.