The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu
Ishikawa Toyonobu
c. 1748
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e, urushi-e
Dimensions
71 × 26.1 cm (28 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
8188
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Sanogawa Ichimatsu I appeared in this role in the play The Eternal Soga of the Green Gate, which was presented at the Nakamura theater in February 1743. The brown-and-black checked pattern on Ichimatsu’s outercoat (haori) is a design he made fashionable, and it appears in many of his portraits. The contrast of the outer coat with the white kimono patterned with pink plum blossoms and seals is quite striking.
About the Artist
Ishikawa Toyonobu · 1711–1785
Japanese, 1711–1785