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Source Description
This print is part of a triptych (a composition of three prints) that shows actors portraying three of the four famed protectors of imperial regent Minamoto Yorimitsu (948?–1021). Collectively, they are known as his Shitennō (四天王), or “Four Heavenly Kings,” after the Buddhist deities who guard the four cardinal directions. The characters are indicated by the large house crests on their robes.
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Document identity
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103240
label
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake
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print
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103240
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print
title
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake
description
This print is part of a triptych (a composition of three prints) that shows actors portraying three of the four famed protectors of imperial regent Minamoto Yorimitsu (948?–1021). Collectively, they are known as his Shitennō (四天王), or “Four Heavenly Kings,” after the Buddhist deities who guard the four cardinal directions. The characters are indicated by the large house crests on their robes.
date
1781
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79505780
creators
35348
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 31 x 14.5 cm (12 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
cul
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1921.314.a
Source extras
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One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
tombstone
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake (二代目市川門之助の卜部季末武), 1781. Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 31 x 14.5 cm (12 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.314.a
titleInOriginalLanguage
二代目市川門之助の卜部季末武
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Signature: Shunzan ga
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1921.314
creditline
Gift from J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:34:30.799000
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103240
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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