This 1890 center panel depicts Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the iconic role of the warrior-monk Musashibō Benkei in "The Subscription List" (Kanjinchō), one of kabuki's most celebrated plays. Benkei disguises his master Yoshitsune as a humble monk while crossing a heavily guarded checkpoint, delivering an improvised subscription list with such force of personality that the suspicious inspector lets them pass. Yoshitoshi employs gauffrage and metallic pigments to achieve a print of extraordinary technical refinement, matching the theatrical magnificence of Danjūrō's performance.
1888
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Color woodblock print
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō) was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in Meiji period, datable to 1890.
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō) uses Embossing, on center panel from a woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink, color, gauffrage, and metallic pigment on paper.
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō) depicts kabuki and warriors.
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō) measures 36.7 × 24.4 cm (Oban triptych format).