「仙素道人」五代目市川海老蔵 「児雷也」初代実川延三郎|Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信
1854 · Pair of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; vertical chūban · Asian Art
Both portraits belong to a set of prints commemorating a performance of the popular Kabuki drama Jiraiya. Performing in Osaka, the Edo-based actor Ichikawa Ebizo V plays the role of Senso Dōjin, a hermit and magician who rescues the young Jiraiya and teaches him the secrets of toad magic (including the ability to turn into a toad) that will save his life and restore his fortune.
- Artist
- Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- Pair of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; vertical chūban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
