Accession Number2003/1.446
TitleIchikawa Danjûrô [VII or VIII] as Tsubone Iwafuji (old woman carrying a sandal, under a cherry tree)
Artist(s)Utagawa KunisadaArtist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Datecirca 1820 - 1844Medium & Supportwoodblock print on paperDimensions 15 1/4 in. x 10 3/8 in. ( 38.8 cm x 26.3 cm )
Credit LineGift of Dr. James HayesSubject matterActor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII was born in 1791. He began acting in kabuki at the age of four. He was known for a wide variety of role types. He held the name Danjūrō from 1800 to 1833. He died in 1859.
Physical DescriptionThe woman in this print is hunched over, showing her back to the viewer and holding a sandal behind her. She wears a white outer robe with colourful leaves and stands under a flowering tree.
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kunisada ga; Publisher’s seal: sa; Censor’s seal: kiwame; Tsubone Iwafuji, Ichikawa Danjūrō
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Keywords
actors
kabuki
ladies-in-waiting
sandals
theater (discipline)
women (female humans)