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Full-length color woodblock print of a kabuki actor as the demon-queller Shōki, in dark armor, holding a staff, against a pale green background.

Actor Ichikawa Danzô III as Shôki the Demon-Queller in “Dandyish Design: Lightning Amid Clouds” (“Date moyô kumo ni imazuma”)

A standing kabuki actor in a dark armored costume with a patterned robe and a wide, fan-like sleeve extends one arm while gripping a long staff. Wild, bristling hair frames a fierce painted face against a pale green ground. Printed in color on a narrow hosoban sheet with the artist's signature in the lower left.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
About 1768
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1813 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1773).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Español: Actor Ichikawa Danzō III como Shōki, el cazador de demonios, grabado

Un actor de kabuki de pie, con un traje oscuro de armadura y una túnica estampada, extiende un brazo y sostiene un bastón largo. Un cabello desordenado y erizado enmarca un rostro feroz pintado sobre un fondo verde pálido. La impresión en color, en formato estrecho hosoban, lleva la firma del artista en la parte inferior izquierda.

Português: Ator Ichikawa Danzō III como Shōki, o caçador de demônios, xilogravura

Um ator de kabuki em pé, com um traje escuro de armadura e um roupão estampado, estende um braço enquanto segura um bastão longo. Cabelos desgrenhados e eriçados emolduram um rosto feroz pintado sobre um fundo verde-claro. A impressão colorida, em formato estreito hosoban, traz a assinatura do artista no canto inferior esquerdo.

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