
Ichimura Takenojō V as Yukanba Kozō Kichiza, from A Modern Water Margin (Kinsei suikoden)
- Date:
- 1862
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Source:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description
A half-length portrait of an actor in the role of Yukanba Kozō Kichiza, shown mid-turn with a stylized topknot and sidelocks, glancing sideways with one raised eyebrow. He wears a black inner robe beneath a blue-and-white checkered outer kimono patterned with red and blue floral roundels, and a pale blue polka-dot collar bunched high around his neck; a sword hilt is visible at his hip against a green ground. Dense columns of Japanese text fill the upper portion and left margin of the sheet, with a red and yellow cartouche bearing the actor's and role's names in the upper right; the print is by Utagawa Kunisada, 1862, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, from the series A Modern Water Margin (Kinsei suikoden).
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Ichimura Takenojō V as Yukanba Kozō Kichiza, from A Modern Water Margin (Kinsei suikoden) was created by Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) in 1862.