The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the Role of Kanshojo, Edo period (1615–1868), 1796, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819), In a scene from Bird of the Capital: Komachi of the East (Miyakodori Azuma Komachi), Shun'ei portrays the holy hermit Narukami in the climactic moment when he discovers that Princess Taema (not depicted here) has released a rain dragon that he had imprisoned below a waterfall
Keywords:
Actor Bando Hikosaburo III, Role, Kanshojo, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1796, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 12 3/4, 32.4 cm, W, 5, 14.6, Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762–1819, scene, Bird, Capital, Komachi, East, Miyakodori Azuma Komachi, Shun'ei portrays, holy hermit, Narukami, climactic moment, discovers, Princess Taema, depicted, released, rain dragon, imprisoned, waterfall
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.