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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire. Goro, the hero of the play, sharpens arrowheads as a friend comes to wish him a happy New Year. Corny jokes and the sight of Goro in flamboyant clothing made the play very popular.
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Torii Kiyomasu I
Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) — Nakajima Kanzaemon
Katsukawa Shunkō
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98) — Nakamura N
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1819) — Ichikawa Raizo as Ab
Okumura Toshinobu
Utagawa Kunisada
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98) — Ichikawa M
Torii Kiyotada
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
