Japanischer Druck "Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke" von Katsukawa Shun'ei
Künstler:Katsukawa Shun'ei
Titel:Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke
Datum:c. 1780
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Quelle:Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Beschreibung:
In the 1770s, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (1743-94) was counted among the most promising actors of the Kabuki stage. Shunk� depicted him as a samurai standing under a maple tree in an unidentified play (right). The image captures the graceful and stately appearance of the good-looking actor as a young man. A print by Shun'ei (left) also shows the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as indicated by the ideogram "mon" emblazoned on his armor and partially revealed beneath his plaid kimono. His red-lined makeup suggests that Monnosuke is in the role of a hero with extreme physical strength. Shun'ei's image of Monnosuke was probably produced about ten years later than that by Shunk�.