Ichikawa Danjuro V and His Family

Ichikawa Danjuro V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kiyonaga depicts Danjūrō V and his family visiting a shrine. Danjūrō's son Ebizō, the future Danjūrō VI, is carried on the shoulder of Ichikawa Masugorō, Danjūrō's pupil. The characteristic Danjūrō family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) is scattered over the son's kimono and, combined with the character go (five), is superimposed on the ground pattern of Masugorō's kimono. The father wears a formal black jacket with another Danjūrō family crest depicting a carp rising in a waterfall.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ichikawa Danjuro V and His FamilyIchikawa Danjuro V and His FamilyIchikawa Danjuro V and His FamilyIchikawa Danjuro V and His FamilyIchikawa Danjuro V and His Family

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.