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Color woodblock print of a fierce bearded figure in a dark robe and tall cap, arm raised, standing on a pale background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768

A standing figure in a dark patterned robe with a wide sash and boots strikes a dramatic pose, one arm raised and a fan-like object in hand. His fierce, bearded face and tall black cap mark him as a stage demon-queller. Printed in color on a pale ground, the hosoban sheet shows bold outlines and flat areas of ink and color.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1768
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1849 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, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Actor Ichikawa Danzo III como Shoki, cazador de demonios, 1768

Una figura de pie, con una túnica oscura de diseño rayado, faja ancha y botas, adopta una pose dramática con un brazo en alto y un objeto parecido a un abanico en la mano. Su rostro feroz y barbado y el alto gorro negro lo identifican como un demonio en escena. La estampa en color, de formato hosoban, muestra contornos firmes y áreas planas de tinta y color sobre fondo claro.

Português: Ator Ichikawa Danzo III como Shoki, caçador de demônios, 1768

Uma figura em pé, com um manto escuro de padrão listrado, faixa larga e botas, faz uma pose dramática com um braço erguido e um objeto semelhante a leque na mão. Seu rosto feroz e barbado e o alto chapéu negro o identificam como um demônio de palco. A gravura colorida, em formato hosoban, mostra contornos firmes e áreas chapadas de tinta e cor sobre fundo claro.

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