Japanese Print "The Infant Danjuro" by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro
Title:The Infant Danjuro
Date:1790
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Pillar Print: The Infant Danjuro Artist: Utamaro I Format: Hashira-e: 23.5" x 4.5" Subject: A highly unusual pillar print design with the infant Ichikawa Danjuro being supported by a maidservant as he reaches for a windmill toy being dangled above him by his mother. He wears a gown decorated with the Ichikawa mon. A delightful and rare design and an important piece of Kabuki social history Publisher: Takahisa Date: 1790's Other Notes: Illustrated: Pins, The Pillar Print #788 and Bachhofer.