Artwork
三代目市川高麗蔵|The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III
三代目市川高麗蔵|The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英. It dates from 1791 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III is a woodblock print created by Katsukawa Shun'ei around 1791.
About this work
Overview
The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III is a woodblock print created by Katsukawa Shun'ei around 1791. It is a nishiki-e print, made with ink and color on paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts the actor Ichikawa Komazō III standing under a tree, holding a flat object in his left hand and resting his right hand on his chest. He is dressed in a loose robe and simple sandals, set against a backdrop of bare branches and earth.
Technique & Style
The artist employed soft colors, primarily pinks, greens, and browns, to create a calm atmosphere. The lines in the robe and tree branches are rendered with careful, sketch-like strokes, demonstrating the artist's attention to detail.
Artist & collection
勝川春章画 三代目吾妻藤蔵|Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III
三代目市川八百藏・初代目尾上松助・三代目澤村宗十郎|Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō III, Onoe Matsusuke I, and Sawamura Sōjūrō III
「おはや 花桐四声」(三代目豊松)|The Onnagata Actor Hanagiri Toyomatsu (Shisei) III as Ohaya
三代目市川海老蔵|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō III (Ichikawa Danjūrō IV)
六代目中山小十郎|Kabuki Actor Nakayama Kojūrō VI