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Nakajima Wadaemon as Jizo, Offering His Life for a Land Owner | musefully
Tōshūsai Sharaku. Nakajima Wadaemon as Jizo, Offering His Life for a Land Owner, Nov. 1794. Color woodblock print on paper, 12 3/4 x 6 in. (32.4 x 15.2 cm). Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 45.158.2. No known copyright restrictions.
Nakajima Wadaemon as Jizo, Offering His Life for a Land Owner
Nov. 1794
Toshusai Sharaku
Japanese, active 1794-1795
Asian Art
Sharaku’s full-length actor portraits are less celebrated than his more graphically striking half-length compositions, but they often depict their subjects with great sensitivity. Here, an older actor is shown onstage, playing a heroic, self-sacrificing character.