Detail View: The AMICA Library: A page from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan)
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1938.524
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Prints
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Creator Name:
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Katsukawa, Shunsho
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Katsukawa Shunsho
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Title:
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A page from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan)
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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Edo period, Ca. 1771-1772
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Creation Start Date:
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1771
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Creation End Date:
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1772
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Materials and Techniques:
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Woodblock print.
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Classification Term:
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Woodblock
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Subject Description:
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In the spectacular finale of the first part Danjuro V appears as the Buddhist deity Fudo, descending on a cloud flanked by his child attendants Kongara Doji (played by Bando Mitsugoro I, right) and Seitaka Doji (Nakamura Sukegoro II, left), to thwart theevil plans of Ikazuchi Shinno, Prince of Thunder (Sawamura Kijuro I, far left). Danjuro V as the deity Fudo was also portrayed by Shunsho in a hosoban print('The Actor's Image', 1994)
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Creation Place:
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Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Dimensions:
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17.0 x 27.4 cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1938.524
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E19685.TIF
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