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- [Ichikawa Danjūrō VII] – Ryōgoku Bridge
[Ichikawa Danjūrō VII] – Ryōgoku Bridge
Information
| Title | [Ichikawa Danjūrō VII] – Ryōgoku Bridge Ryōgokubashi 両国橋 |
| Date | c. 1835 |
| Publisher | Uedaya Kyūjirō 上田屋久次郎 |
| City | Edo |
| Signature | Kōchōrō Kunisada ga 香蝶樓国貞画 |
| Censorship seal(s) | kiwame 極 |
| Publisher’s seal(s) | manji 卍 |
| Inscription | [......] [signed] Hakuen VII 七代目白煙 (Danjūrō's poetry name) |
| Width | 25,2 cm |
| Height | 37 cm |
| Object number | SH2018-DM-035 |
| Credit Line | Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018 |
Description
Each of the prints from this set portrays a famous actor paired with a location near Ryōgoku Bridge and carries a poem composed and signed by the depicted actor. Here Ichikawa Danjūrō VII, who was the most prominent actor in the world of kabuki, is paired with the splendid bridge itself.
