Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)

Title: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)
Rights: The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.
Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho
Date: Ca. 1773
Description: This painting was probably two parts of a triptych painting, and shows a dance sequence within a Kabuki play that would have been performed in Edo. In the play, a young warrior falls in love with a beautiful stranger who ends up being a demon. The painting depicts the young woman holding up a demon mask.
Format: Color woodblock print. 11 7/8 × 5 5/8 in..
Publisher: The Art Institute of Chicago
Contributor: Zadie Henthorn
Identifier: The Art Institute of Chicago. 1925.2429
Subject: Ukiyo-e; Ukiyo-e art; Japanese art; Asian art; woodblock print; mythology; legend; play; Kabuki theater; demons.
Source: Jpeg file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 10/19/23.; https://www.artic.edu/artworks/22032/ichikawa-monnosuke-ii-as-shimoke%D1%9Cbe-she%D1%9Cji-yukihira-and-segawa-ye-jiro-i-as-matsukaze-sister-of-togashi-no-saemon-in-v%D1%92%D1%9Ayour-favorite-play-the-subscription-listv%D1%92%D1%9C-gohiiki-kanjinche%D1%9C

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

Media: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)