Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 5 9/16 in. (29.2 x 14.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2625
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan with this exquisite woodblock print by Tor Kiyonobu II, created in 1747. Titled *Yamamoto Iwanoj, Son of Yamamoto Kyshirō, as Shin Zuma in a Shosa Act*, it captures the celebrated Kabuki actor in the female role of Shinoda Zuma during a dramatic *shosa* (lion dance) scene. Kiyonobu, a master of the Torii school specialized in *yakusha-e*—actor portraits that immortalized theater stars, blending realism with stylized flair to convey emotion and movement. During Japan's Edo period (1615–1868), ukiyo-e prints like this one celebrated the "floating ...
About the Artist
Torii Kiyonobu II · 1702–1752
Japanese, ca. 1702–1752