Artist: Katsukawa Shunkō I [勝川春好] (Japanese, 1743 – 1812)
Signed: 春好画 (Shunkō ga)
Publisher: Unidentified
Date: 1780 (An'ei 9)
Media: woodblock print on paper, hosoban (細判); 315 × 140 mm
Actor: Ichikawa Monnosuke II (Japanese, 1743 – 1794); other names: Ichikawa Benzō I, Takinaka Hidematsu II, Takinaka Tsuruzō, Shinsha (新車)
Role: Shibaraku [暫]
Provenance: Bérès Collection; Louis Émile Javal (French, 1839 – 1907) [LIB-3435.2025]
Half-length, frontal portrait, facing slightly left. The actor is shown in the role of Shibaraku (暫), with the characteristic bold red-and-white kumadori makeup and an intense expression. He wears the iconic oversized red costume with white trim, bearing the Ichikawa family crest of three nested squares (三枡, mimasu), symbolizing rice measures. His wig features large wings and flared sidelocks in the aragoto style. The inscription 新車 (Shinsha) appears in the upper left, a rare haimyō used by Monnosuke II.
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Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fine art , Woodblock print |
| Period | 18 AD , An’ei era [安永] (1772–1781) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Late 18th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Hosoban |
| Subject | Actors , Fan , Japan , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Kabuki theater , Shibaraku , Theatre |
| School | Katsukawa [勝川] |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1780 , An’ei 9 |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
