Actor Nakamura Shikan IV
- Date:
- 1862, 5th lunar month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.6 × 24.5 cm
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV was a leading kabuki performer of the mid-nineteenth century, celebrated for his handsome features and his mastery of both male and female roles (onnagata). This 1862 portrait, produced during Yoshitoshi's early career as an apprentice printmaker, shows his developing skill at capturing actor likenesses with the combination of stylization and psychological presence demanded by the [yakusha-e](/glossary/yakusha-e) tradition. The print's format and style reflect the conventions of Edo commercial printing at its commercial peak.
$1,500
1888
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Color woodblock print
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Woodblock print
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Actor Nakamura Shikan IV was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1862, 5th lunar month.
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV depicts kabuki.
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV measures 35.6 × 24.5 cm (Oban format).