Actor Sawamura Tosshō I as Shida Hayato
- Date:
- 1832
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.1 × 24.8 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Sawamura Tossho I portrayed Shida Hayato, a villain figure in a kabuki revenge drama, in an 1832 production that Kuniyoshi documented in this nishiki-e oban. The actor's fierce mie pose — the held, exaggerated expression freezing a moment of peak emotion — is translated into print with the bold outlining and compressed energy characteristic of Kuniyoshi's yakusha-e work of this period. Costume detail, from the mon (crest) on the kimono to the sword fittings, is rendered with the care of a craftsman steeped in warrior-print conventions.
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Actor Sawamura Tosshō I as Shida Hayato was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in 1832.
Actor Sawamura Tosshō I as Shida Hayato depicts kabuki.
Actor Sawamura Tosshō I as Shida Hayato measures 35.1 × 24.8 cm (Oban format).