The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the Role of Kirino Toshiaki

Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年 (Japanese, 1839–1892)

DateMarch 6th 1877

Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineAlexander H. Bullock Fund

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Object number2002.117

Label Text2003-04-03: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-92) The Actor Bando Hikosaburo in the Role of Kirino Toshiaki Registered March 6, 1877 Series: "Modern Actors of the West" Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, vertical oban Alexander H. Bullock Fund, 2002.117 The dramatic events of the Satsuma Rebellion were re-enacted in "living history plays" (katsureki geki) advocated by the influential kabuki theatre reformer and actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX (1839-1903). Ichikawa Danjuro is shown in the heroic role of Saigo's follower Tsuruta Gojiro armed with a matchlock gun, gunpowder pouch and swords. Tsuruta's armor is covered with a blue, western-style jacket decorated with an embroidered design of bamboo and a growling tiger-a motif associated with wind and the elemental force and rage of nature. The title of the print seProvenanceThe Katie and Scott McDonald Collection, Rochester, NY

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