Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai / Kunichika Toyohara
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- Accession Number
- 2009/2.21
- Title
- Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai
- Artist
- Kunichika Toyohara
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1835-1900
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1873
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stuart Katz
- Dimensions
- 34.93 cm x 23.5 cm (13 3/4 in. x 9 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- This kabuki actor is in intricate and colorful costume, wearing a helmet with a strap that comes across the front of his chin. His eyes face two different directions, and he holds a metal weapon or staff.
- Subject Matter
- This kabuki actor plays a daimyo, or feudal lord. Nakamura Shikan IV was a renowned Meiji actor orignally from Osaka, who achieved fame for himself all over Japan (he toured a lot). He was equally at home in sewamono and jidaimono dramas, able to play almost any kind of role as tachiyaku, katakiyaku or even onnagata.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2984 x 4392
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.21
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"Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai; Kunichika Toyohara." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.21/2009_2_21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.