Ichikawa Sadanji II as Narukami
二代目市川左團次の鳴神
- Date:
- 1925
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Typical Price
Narukami (The Thunder God) is one of kabuki's celebrated "Eighteen Great Plays" (Kabuki Juhachiban), lending this portrait special significance among kabuki collectors. Ichikawa Sadanji II was renowned for his intensity in dramatic roles like this. The theatrical prestige of the role supports prices of $1,500-$3,000 for lifetime Watanabe editions. Posthumous reprints sell for $600-$1,200.
Description
From the series Thirty-six Portraits of Actors (Sanju-roku Kasen). Depicts the great kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji II in the explosive role of the thunder priest Narukami, one of the Kabuki Juhachiban (Eighteen Great Plays).
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