Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebiz (Ichikawa Danjr V) in the play The Colored Reins of a Loving Wife (Koi nyb somewake tazuna) 5th month, 1794 Tshsai Sharaku Japanese Sharaku created bold and stylized depictions of Kabuki actors by focusing on bust portraits. He thus could concentrate on the facial expressions and hand gestures of his subjects.In this portrait, one of Sharaku's most famous works, Ebiz (Danjr V) acts the part of a samurai warrior of tremendous integrity in a moment of insufferable moral conflict. Immediately afterward, he will commit seppuku, suicide by disembowelment, to preserve his honor. This close-up image of Danjr V in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin shows a strong sense of tension and immediacy.. Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebiz (Ichikawa Danjr V) in the play The Colored Reins of a Loving Wife (Koi nyb somewake tazuna). Tshsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794-95). Japan. 5th month, 1794. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground. Edo period (161
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