The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768 (c. 1768): Artwork and History

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768 (c. 1768) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

The actor Ichikawa Danzō II is shown striking a pose, or mie, while playing the role of the formidable Shōki the Demon Queller during a performance at the Morita Theater in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1768. It looks as if he is shown mid-movement, with his sleeves and hair flying up in the air. Danzō’s actor-crest of three nested boxes appears on the front of his robe. Before it faded to a tan color, the background of this print was blue.

Object facts

• Title: The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768
• Date: c. 1768
• Artist attribution: Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792
• Place of origin: Japan
• Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
• Dimensions: 31.3 × 14 cm (12 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Arts of Asia
• Reference number: 1932.1006

Collection credit

Clarence Buckingham Collection

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