////Yōshū Chikanobu. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX and Nakamura Shikan IV / Fan Print, Meiji Era.

Yōshū Chikanobu. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX and Nakamura Shikan IV / Fan Print, Meiji Era.

Artist: 楊洲周延 (Yōshū Chikanobu, 1838–1912)

Signed: 周延画 (Chikanobu ga)

Publisher: 東京掘江町 (Tokyo Horiemachi) | えん市製 (Enshi-sei)

Date: No seal.

Media: Uchiwa-e (団扇絵), multicolor woodblock print, 195 × 175 mm

Actors:

  • Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川団十郎] (Japanese, 1838 – 1903); other names: Kawarasaki Sanshō, Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII, Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I, Kawarasaki Chōjūrō III.
  • Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Japanese, 1831 –  1899); other names: Nakamura Fukusuke I [中村福助], Nakamura Masanosuke I, Nakamura Komasaburō, Nakamura Tamatarō I.

Half-length view of two actors. The female figure on the left is identified as Ichikawa Danjūrō IX, shown in a richly decorated kimono, slightly turning her face. The male figure on the right is identified as Nakamura Shikan IV, dressed in a bold-patterned outfit, gazing forward with an intense expression. His face is adorned with kumadori (隈取) makeup, emphasizing his dramatic role and reinforcing his imposing stage presence.

SKU: SVJP-0392.2023 Categories: ,

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