Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Chivalrous Commoner (Gonin Otoko) from the Play "Hatsumonbi kuruwa Soga"
Five vertical panels featuring a man in different poses. The man wears a black undergarment with a red sash and black pants. Over this, he has a long, open-fronted robe in shades of brown with a red sash. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. He holds a sword in his right hand. The background of each panel includes a beige upper section and a lower section with a reddish-brown horizontal line, suggesting water. The man stands on a brown floor. The man faces different directions in each panel.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 2nd month, 1780
- Medium:
- Pentaptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 598 × 252 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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