Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Title: Arashi Sangorö II as Sakura-maru
Date: 1772
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Honolulu Museum of Art
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Description:
The actor Arashi Sangorö II appears in the role of Sakura-maru, in an Ichimura-za Theater production of “Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami,” presented in the New Year of Meiwa 9th (1772). In the role of a samurai, he stands beneath a plum tree, his two ubiquitous swords identifying his warrior status. (from “Capturing Actor’s Spirit / Shunshö “ exhibition 1/15/2009-)
