Title

Japanese print of Yanone Goro.

Caption

Japanese print of Yanone Goro. An unnamed actor plays the samurai Sogo no Goro in the comedic kabuki play Yanone Goro (The Arrowhead). The character is amusing with his out-sized arrow, garish clothing and double-entendres. He is sharpening his arrowhead on a whetstone. Colour woodcut by Kiyomitsu II, (1787-1868).

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A31_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (5,5Mb) / 14,9in x 15,7in / 4465 x 4697 (300dpi)

Keywords

Japanese print Yanone Goro unnamed actor plays samurai Sogo no Goro comedy theatre drama kabuki play Yanone Goro character amusing out-sized arrow garish clothing double-entendres He sharpening arrowhead whetstone Kiyomitsu II Japanese 19th century