Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Ichikawa Danjuro in the Play "Shibaraku"
(Japanese Military Armor)
This kozuka depicts Ichikawa Danjûrô as the hero from the short play "Shibaraku" (Wait a Moment). The play is one of the eighteen classics of kabuki and was regularly performed by successive actors with the name Ichikawa Danjûrô. In the play, the hero calls out "Wait a moment" from backstage and then appears to stop the villains. The hero wears red and white striped paint on his face and his costume exaggerates his size.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/18/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Japan, Kagoshima (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.825