Ichikawa Danjuro VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjuro I in a Portrait. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm). Date: ca. 1820.This print shows the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII gazing at a portrait of his ancestor Danjuro I. Seemingly in confrontation, the men adopt exaggerated poses (mie) and lance each other with piercing gazes. The famous family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) is incorporated into the design of the actors' costumes and into the frame of the portrait of Danjuro I. The print also includes two kyoka (literally, "crazy poems"), the artist's signature "Gototei Kunisada ga," and the mimasu seal. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Ichikawa Danjuro VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjuro I in a Portrait. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm). Date: ca. 1820.This print shows the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII gazing at a portrait of his ancestor Danjuro I. Seemingly in confrontation, the men adopt exaggerated poses (mie) and lance each other with piercing gazes. The famous family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) is incorporated into the design of the actors' costumes and into the frame of the portrait of Danjuro I. The print also includes two kyoka (literally, "crazy poems"), the artist's signature "Gototei Kunisada ga," and the mimasu seal. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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