フィラデルフィア美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (フィラデルフィア美術館Instagram)「Portraits of actors were in high demand by avid fans of Kabuki theater. Print publishers would often send artists to opening nights to plan new designs for woodcuts in order to capitalize on successful plays. This portrait captures Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Matasuke. This faithful servant of a samurai seeks refuge in a bamboo grove during a rainstorm, having been tricked into murdering his master’s wife instead of the mistress. "Yoshitoshi: Spirit and Spectacle" is on view until Aug 18. • “The Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of the virtuous Torii Matasuke," 1860, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi」8月7日 22時46分