Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon

Beauties and Actors

Shunkōsai Hokushū

Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon

1822

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 40 × 26.7 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A bandit-hero glares sideways, plotting to steal the Imperial Seal in The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest.

  • Look at the courtly cap and stiff robes, stolen from an imperial messenger as a disguise.
  • The actor lived from 1778 to 1838.
  • The designer was based in Osaka, which had its own actor prints beside Edo's.

Image: The Met Open Access · Public domain (Met Open Access)

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