1988.2: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō)
PrintsThree separate panels create an image of a warrior-monk dressed in Japanese robes. He moves to the right as his body is turned in three quarter view towards us. Colorful circular designs are seen on his right sleeve, under a black robe with gold Japanese calligraphy. His right hand clutches a rolled scroll form, outstretched from his side on the far left, against a dark blue background. The artist seal and signature in lower left, one vertical line calligraphy is near middle of left panel, and four vertical lines drawn over abstract wave shape on upper right.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1988.2
- People
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年, Japanese (1839 - 1892)
- Title
- Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō)
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: 市川団十郎
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1890
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Meiji era, 1868-1912
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/29725
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink, color, gauffrage, and metallic pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- ōban triptych: H. 36.6 × W. 73.5 cm (14 7/16 × 28 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
- Accession Year
- 1988
- Object Number
- 1988.2
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
- Title
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō)
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- Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
- Title
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō)
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