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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami
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Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire. Goro, the hero of the play, sharpens arrowheads as a friend comes to wish him a happy New Year. Corny jokes and the sight of Goro in flamboyant clothing made the play very popular.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineIchikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami, 1758. Torii Kiyonobu II (Japanese, 1706–1763). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.339
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