Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Kumasaka
二代目市川猿之助の熊坂
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Typical Price
Ichikawa Ennosuke II portrayed as the legendary bandit Kumasaka Chohan, a role requiring dramatic martial arts staging. Shunsen's ability to freeze a dynamic performance moment in a single image is exemplified here. Part of the Nigao-e Shu series of approximately 150 copies per design. Lifetime editions typically range $1,000-$2,500; posthumous reprints $500-$1,000.
Description
From the series Thirty-six Portraits of Actors. Shows Ichikawa Ennosuke II as the bandit Kumasaka Chohan, a dramatic role requiring athletic movement and fierce expression.
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