Ichikawa Danjūrō V as a Skeleton, Spirit of the Renegade Monk Seigen, and Iwai Hanshirō IV as the Cherry Princess, in “Flower of Edo: An Ichikawa Saga” (Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga)

Title: Ichikawa Danjūrō V as a Skeleton, Spirit of the Renegade Monk Seigen, and Iwai Hanshirō IV as the Cherry Princess, in “Flower of Edo: An Ichikawa Saga” (Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga)
Rights: The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.
Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792)
Date: Ca. 1783
Description: A ghost depicted as a skeleton haunts a cowering woman. This woodblock print is a depiction of a play, "Flower of Edo: An Ichikawa Saga”, in which the monk Seigen falls in love with Cherry Princess Sakura-hime. He dies, alone and poor, after being driven from his temple for their affair, and haunts her after his death.
Format: Color woodblock print. Right: 12 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.. Left: 12 15/16 × 6 in..
Publisher: The Art Institute of Chicago.
Contributor: Zadie Henthorn
Identifier: The Art Institute of Chicago. 1938.491
Subject: Ukiyo-e; Ukiyo-e art; Kabuki theater; Japanese art; Asian art; woodblock print; legend; mythology; folklore; ghost.
Source: Jpeg file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 10/12/23.; https://www.artic.edu/artworks/88304/ichikawa-danje-re%D1%9C-v-as-a-skeleton-spirit-of-the-renegade-monk-seigen-and-iwai-hanshire%D1%9C-iv-as-the-cherry-princess-in-v%D1%92%D1%9Aflower-of-edo-an-ichikawa-sagav%D1%92%D1%9C-edo-no-hana-mimasu-soga

Item sets: Legendary Creatures: A Look at Mythology in Ukiyo-e Art- Zadie S.

Media: Ichikawa Danjūrō V as a Skeleton, Spirit of the Renegade Monk Seigen, and Iwai Hanshirō IV as the Cherry Princess, in “Flower of Edo: An Ichikawa Saga” (Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga)