Ichikawa Sadanji III as Ōboshi Yuranosuke, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
Ōta Masamitsu, Ichikawa Sadanji III as Ōboshi Yuranosuke, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage, 1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.1I
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- Title
Ichikawa Sadanji III as Ōboshi Yuranosuke, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
- Related Titles
original language: 現代舞台芸花（９）大星 三代目市川左団次丈
series title: Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)
- Artist
- Related People
- Date
1955
- Period
Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 11/16 in x 9 3/4 in; sheet: 16 7/8 in x 10 15/16 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Modern Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer
- Accession Number
91.48.1I
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Ichikawa Sadanji II (1880-1940) was one of the most popular kabuki actors of the first half of the 20th century. He had an unusually cosmopolitan outlook, having traveled and studied in Europe and the USA as a young man. With a group of collaborators, he pushed for reform in the theater, developing both new plays (Shin kabuki) and successfully reviving classics. He is portrayed here in the role of Ōboshi Yuranosuke, leader of the masterless samurai in “Chûshingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers).”
