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Warrior with a fan between his teeth

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · c. 1828 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

About this work

Warrior standing with legs wide apart and a folded fan between his teeth, against a silver background. Top right, a bat-shaped cartouche with a white rat. The actor is Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke, from the play Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki. To protect his lord, Arajishi Otokonosuke kills a large white rat, which turns out to be the sorcerer Nikki Danjô. Danjûrô played this role in 1818 and 1829. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print surimono weapons

Credit lineKrijger met waaier tussen zijn tanden. c. 1828. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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