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The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III as the Kumano Pilgrim Jissaku, actually Taira no Shigemori

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-36641 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Asian, Figures, Theatre & Performance Artist: Shunsho, Katsukawa

Tags: Asian, Figures, Theatre & Performance

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Katsukawa Shunshō presents Sawamura Sōjūrō III as a standing traveler wearing straw headgear and a cloak. The costume supplies the outward identity of the Kumano pilgrim Jissaku, while the role conceals Taira no Shigemori. A quiet standing figure thus carries several layers of recognition: the named actor, the pilgrim he performs and the person hidden behind that pilgrim disguise.

Dated to the eleventh month of 1785, the print is the left sheet of a three-part composition. Its place within a triptych matters: this panel represents one portion of a larger stage arrangement, rather than necessarily the whole dramatic encounter. Printed in ink and color on paper, it preserves Kabuki’s interest in appearance and revelation, inviting attention to how a role can carry more than one identity at once.

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