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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-56871 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Asian, Figures, Theatre & Performance Artist: Shunsho, Katsukawa

Tags: Asian, Figures, Theatre & Performance

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Ichikawa Danzō IV is the subject of this actor print by Katsukawa Shunshō, bringing a named kabuki performer into the concentrated space of an image. The bent actor wears yellow-brown patterned robes, with a hand gathered near the chest and a sword at the side. A pale ground keeps the body’s inclination clear, giving the figure an individual rhythm through a gesture that concentrates attention close to the torso.

Made in the 1770s, the nishiki-e woodblock print uses ink and color on paper. Shunshō gives the performer a durable presence, allowing recognition to continue through the close experience of looking. Its interest lies in the individuality of the encounter: Danzō is not a general emblem of acting, but a person associated with a theatrical world. The work preserves that human link even when the surrounding dramatic narrative remains unnamed.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Katsukawa Shunshō collection.