Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki, Edo period (1615–1868), 1775, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Overall: 12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (32.1 x 14 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as the monk Mongaku stands at the center of this composition. Nakamura Rikō as Chitose is on the left, Nakamura Nakazō I as Sakon-gitsune on the right. The three actors, mimicking the dance of the fox, seem somewhat perturbed by the rats they have attracted
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Ichikawa Danjuro IV, Role, Monk Mongaku, Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1775, Japan, Triptych, polychrome woodblock prints, ink, color, paper, Overall, 12 5/8 x 5 1/2, 32.1 14 cm, Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō, Japanese, 1726–1792, Danjūrō, IV, monk, stands, center, composition, Nakamura Rikō, Chitose, left Nakazō, I, Sakon-gitsune, right, three actors, mimicking, dance, fox, somewhat perturbed, rats, attracted
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