Keywords: Arai Hideyuki - Kozuka with Ichikawa Danjuro in the Play "Shibaraku" - Walters 51825 - Back.jpg This kozuka depicts Ichikawa Danjûrô as the hero from the short play Shibaraku Wait a Moment The play is one of the eighteen classics of kabuki and was regularly performed by successive actors with the name Ichikawa Danjûrô In the play the hero calls out Wait a moment from backstage and then appears to stop the villains The hero wears red and white striped paint on his face and his costume exaggerates his size century 19 Edo shakudo silver copper gold cm 9 8 l accession number 51 825 22575 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters signature place of origin Kagoshima Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Arai Hideyuki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |