Ichikawa Ebizō IV as Takemura Sadanojō in the Play Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper, 14 7/16 x 9 1/3 in. (36.7 x 23.7 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), In this portrait, one of Sharaku's most famous works, Ebizō Is acting the part of a samurai warrior of tremendous integrity at a moment of insufferable moral conflict. Indeed, in the succeeding moment he will commit seppuku, or suicide by disembowelment, to preserve his honor
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Ichikawa Ebizō IV, Takemura Sadanojō, Play Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, white mica, paper, 14 7/16 x 9 1/3, 36.7 23.7 cm, Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku, Japanese, active, 1794–95, portrait, Sharaku, famous works, Ebizō, acting, part, samurai warrior, tremendous integrity, moment, insufferable moral conflict, Indeed, succeeding moment, will commit, seppuku, suicide, disembowelment, preserve, honor
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