Kabuki Highlights: Suketakaya Takasuke, Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji and Ichikawa Danjürö | Honolulu Museum of Art

Kabuki Highlights: Suketakaya Takasuke, Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji and Ichikawa Danjürö

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Two famous scenes from popular kabuki plays. Upper inset shows the encounter of two rivals (play by Nakamura Shikan, Sukedakaya Takasuke) at "Saya-ate" scene from "Kuruwa Nikki". The lower inset depicts the Japanese hero. Watonai (left: played by Ichikawa Danjuro) and the Chinese counterpart, Kanki (Ichikawa Sadanji)

Classification: Prints

Creditline: Gift of Philip H. Roach Jr., 2010 (31745)

Depth: 0E-10

Dimensions: 14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (37 x 25 cm)

Display Date: 1881

Height: 37.0000000000

Medium: Color woodblock print

Onview: 0

People: Toyohara Kunichika

Source Id: 49443

Width: 25.0000000000

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