Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Chivalrous Commoner (Gonin Otoko) from the Play "Hatsumonbi kuruwa Soga", Katsukawa Shunshō, 2nd month

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Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Chivalrous Commoner (Gonin Otoko) from the Play 'Hatsumonbi kuruwa Soga', Edo period (1615–1868), 2nd month, 1780, Japan, Pentaptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Overall: H. 12 5/16 ( cm); W. 27 1/2 in. ( cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), Famous actors are dressed as chivalrous commoners (otokodate), the fearless street toughs who protected ordinary people from lawless hatamoto samurai. Here, the actors strike their characteristic poses (mie), with Danjuro V appearing leftmost

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