Actor Ichikawa Ichizô III as Kinryû Kumokichi / Utagawa Toyokuni I
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.100
- Title
- Actor Ichikawa Ichizô III as Kinryû Kumokichi
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769-1825
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Campbell
- Dimensions
- 51.44 cm x 39.05 cm x 1.27 cm (20 1/4 in. x 15 3/8 in. x 1/2 in.)
- Physical Description
- Japanese style woodblock print of a samurai standing with his back facing the viewer. The woodblock print has been colored during the printing process. The samurai figure takes up the majority of the image, with printed Japanese in the upper and lower right corners of the print.
- Subject Matter
- This image portrays Ichikawa Ichizô III. He was a promising 19th century tachiyaku actor. Quite tall, Ichikawa Ichizô III was able to perform a wide range of roles, not only as a tachiyaku, but also as a katakiyaku or an onnagata. His field of excellence was jitsugoto. He died at a young age, during his early 30s, and would have taken the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô, to honor the memory of his grandfather, had he lived.This print is part of a set of five.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3104 x 4592
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.100
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.100/2009_2_100.jpg
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"Actor Ichikawa Ichizô III as Kinryû Kumokichi; Utagawa Toyokuni I." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.100/2009_2_100.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.