About this artwork
This image from the play Love at Sea shows the pirate Kezori Kuemon standing on the prow of his ship and staring at the sea at a critical moment in the drama. The huge, glowing moon creates a halo effect as it illuminates the actor and his elaborate Chinese-style costume. This print does not depict a scene from nature but, instead, the illusion of a dark, clear night as it might appear on the Kabuki stage.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 107
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Artist
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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Title
- Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kezori Kuemon
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Place
- Japan (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1890
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Medium
- Color woodblock prints; ōban triptych
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Dimensions
- 74 × 37 cm (29 3/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Frederick W. Gookin Collection
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Reference Number
- 1984.566
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/102617/manifest.json