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Ichikawa Danjûrô Looking in a Mirror
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Ichikawa Danjûrô Looking in a Mirror

Utagawa Toyokuni (II) · 1829 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) looks in a mirror, in preparation for his role of Otokonosuke in the play Meiboku Sendai hagi. The play was performed in 1829 at the Kawarazaki theater in Edo. With two poems.

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Credit lineIchikawa Danjûrô kijkend in een spiegel. 1829. Utagawa Toyokuni (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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