Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjūrō, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni II (Japanese, 1777–1835), This surimono shows a close-up image of Ichikawa Danjūrō IV in the role of Kagekiyo, who attained salvation as a faithful follower of Buddhism, despite his villainous battles. In this swaggering performance, he wears a kimono displaying a triangular pattern of scales, symbolizing a dragon or snake
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Ichikawa Danjuro IV, Role, Kagekiyo, Play Enlightenment, Series, Portraits, Danjūrō, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, surimono, ink, color, paper, 7 x 6 3/4, 17.8 17.1 cm, Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni II, Japanese, 1777–1835, close-up image, Danjūrō, IV, role, attained salvation, faithful follower, Buddhism, villainous battles, swaggering performance, wears, kimono displaying, triangular pattern, scales, symbolizing, dragon, snake
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