Description
Ichikawa Danjūrō V portrays a high-ranking samurai in a pale formal garment with angular shoulders and long pleated fabric. The sparse setting and restrained color keep attention on the costume’s structure and the actor’s upright presence. Katsukawa Shunshō makes rank visible through dress while retaining the particular performer within the assumed warrior identity.
Katsukawa Shunshō’s color woodblock print belongs to the Edo period and uses ink and color on paper. A secure production date is not required to appreciate its theatrical subject, which remains a meeting between actor and character. The image’s interest lies in that relationship, allowing a role identified by status to retain the particular presence of the performer named in the work.
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