Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Sakura Tōgorō
- Date:
- 1856
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A single male kabuki actor kneels on a stone-paved ground before a stone staircase and a lattice-patterned wall with a black background, a red cartouche bearing vertical text set into the lattice at left. He wears a grey kimono patterned with dark roundels and a white floral crest over a blue robe striped in yellow, red, and white, his hands clasped before him and his head turned to the side with a stern expression; a closed scroll or folded paper lies on the ground beside him. This 1856 color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunikazu depicts the actor Arashi Rikaku II in the role of Sakura Tōgorō.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Sakura Tōgorō was created by Utagawa Kunikazu (歌川国員) in 1856.
Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Sakura Tōgorō depicts landscapes.