The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku, holding an umbrella, his bamboo flute, shakuhachi, tucked into his sash.
Danjuro VII, known as ‘Eyeball’, Medama, Shichidaime Medama Danjuro - kiwame shichidaime Sansho, with seal: Yau, from un untitled series on The Danjuro Family Tradition of Kabuki Actors.
Ichikawa Danjuro VII (1791-1859), the grandson of Ichikawa Danjuro V, first acted under the names Ichikawa Shinnosuke and Ichikawa Ebizo. He then acted under the name Danjuro from XI/1800 to III/1832, when he resumed his original name, Ichikawa Ebizo V. As most other designs in this series, this one also appears to be after a historical performance, probably when Ichikawa Danjuro VII performed the role of Hanakawado Sukeroku in the play Sukeroku, staged at the Tamagawa Theatre in Edo in III/1819.
The reprint edition with various modifications is in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden (1353-1454).
One poem by Shichidaime Sansho [Ichikawa Danjuro VII, 1791-1859], with seal: Kiba.
The poem is a haiku reading:
Sukeroku’s umbrella - what a blessing when the spring rain falls!
Issued by the Danjuro Fan Club
Signature reading: the late ko Toyokuni hitsu
