////Katsukawa Shunshō. Actor Ichikawa Ebizō III (Danjūrō IV) in a Shibaraku role, 1772.

Katsukawa Shunshō. Actor Ichikawa Ebizō III (Danjūrō IV) in a Shibaraku role, 1772.

Ichikawa Ebizō III (Matsumoto Kōshirō II, Ichikawa Danjūrō IV, 1711-1778) probably shown as Shinozuka Gorō in the Shibaraku scene of the play Ōyoroi Ebidō Shinozuka, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 11th month of 1772 (Meiwa 9). This was the occasion when he celebrated his name change, from Matsumoto Kōshirō II to Ichikawa Ebizō III. The lobster or giant shrimp (ebi) upon the Ichikawa family crest (three concentric squares – three measures of rice) on his garment underscores the fact of the name change (ebi).

 

SKU: SVJP-0241 Categories: ,

Additional information

Collection

Country

Period

, ,

Artist

Subject

, ,

Media

, , ,

Size

Acquisition year

Provenance

Feel Free to Ask