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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami
Torii Kiyonobu II1758
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire. Goro, the hero of the play, sharpens arrowheads as a friend comes to wish him a happy New Year. Corny jokes and the sight of Goro in flamboyant clothing made the play very popular.
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- Title: Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami
- Creator: Torii Kiyonobu II (Japanese, 1706-1763)
- Date Created: 1758
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Jacquin Collection (sale: Walpole Galleries, January 20, 1921, lot 13), (Yamanaka & Co.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.339
- Medium: color woodblock print
- Inscriptions: Signature: Torii Kiyonobu zu Artist Seal: Kiyonobu Publisher: Maruya Kohei (Maruko, Toriaburacho) Engraver: Tsusen kan ?
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1921.339
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