Ichikawa Danjūrō II (?) Performing Shibaraku in the Ichimura Theater, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1738, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); W. 25 in. (63.5 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyotada (Japanese, fl. ca. 1720–50), On the runway to the stage, the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō appears just before striding forward to save the day, shouting 'Shibaraku!' ('Wait a moment!') in a bravado role he created. Kiyotada employed the technique of two-point perspective to show the interior of the theater
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Ichikawa Danjūrō II, Performing Shibaraku, Ichimura Theater, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1738, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 16 3/4, 42.5 cm, W, 25, 63.5, Prints, Torii Kiyotada, Japanese, fl. ca., 1720–50, runway, stage, actor Ichikawa Danjūrō, striding forward, save, day, shouting, Shibaraku!, Wait, moment!, bravado role, created, Kiyotada employed, technique, two-point perspective, interior, theater
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