{"id":"cma-103253","titulo":{"en":"Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai","es":"Ichikawa Monnosuke II como samurái"},"titulo_original":"Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai","autor":"Katsukawa Shunei (Japanese, 1762–1819)","fecha":"1791","cultura":"Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)","tecnica":"color woodblock print","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.326","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.326/1921.326_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai","se_ve":"In a tall, narrow hosoban format, a kabuki actor stands at the center in a firm, contained pose. He wears a voluminous kimono with wide sleeves and a structured outer robe with broad shoulders, both patterned with hexagonal geometric motifs and stylized clouds; beneath, gathered trousers and high leggings with wavy arabesques are visible, and he wears straw zōri sandals. He grips the scabbard of a short katana with both hands, the blade barely showing, his torso leaning slightly forward. His face bears theatrical makeup with a furrowed brow, downturned mouth and an intense sideways gaze; his hair is pulled into a high topknot adorned with a formal kanmuri headdress and hairpin. The linework is bold and crisp in black ink, with subtle beige and pale grey washes filling the fabrics. In the background, a low wall with a horizontal molding and an upper curtain display a sayagata interlaced fret pattern. Light is flat, typical of woodblock printing, without cast shadows, and the texture suggests aged washi paper with softly stained edges from time.","contexto":"A work by artist Katsukawa Shunei (1762–1819), dated 1791, from Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). It is a color woodblock print, a technique associated with ukiyo-e, held in the Japanese Art department of the Cleveland Museum of Art. It depicts the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in the role of a samurai for a kabuki play, a highly popular theatrical form of the time. The linear style and restrained palette correspond to Shunei's early phase as a yakusha-e actor portraitist. The source does not record the specific play title or additional provenance beyond the gift from J. H. Wade.","como_mirarla":"Start with the stern face and furrowed brow, then follow the repeating textile patterns to read the character's status. Pause on the hands gripping the sword and the cloud-patterned leggings, which reveal the theatrical artifice behind the warrior image.","dato_curioso":"Actor prints like this served as playbills and fan souvenirs for kabuki audiences in Edo, much like modern celebrity posters.","preguntas":["How does the artist convey authority and tension using only line and posture without strong color?","What does the contrast between the luxurious costume and the samurai's restrained expression suggest to you?","In what ways is this theatrical portrait similar to or different from photographs of actors today?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Ichikawa Monnosuke II como samurái","se_ve":"En formato vertical alargado tipo hosoban, un actor de kabuki ocupa el centro de la composición de pie, en pose firme y contenida. Viste un kimono amplio con mangas anchas y un sobretodo de hombros estructurados, ambos decorados con motivos geométricos hexagonales y nubes estilizadas; bajo la túnica asoman pantalones recogidos y polainas altas con arabescos ondulados, calza sandalias de paja zōri. Sostiene con ambas manos la vaina de una katana corta, con la hoja apenas visible, y su torso se inclina levemente hacia adelante. El rostro está maquillado al estilo kumadori, con ceño fruncido, comisuras hacia abajo y mirada lateral intensa; el cabello recogido en un moño alto se adorna con un kanmuri o tocado formal y un horquilla. El trazo es lineal y firme en tinta negra, con leves toques de color beige y gris claro en el relleno de telas. Al fondo, una pared baja con moldura horizontal y un telón superior con patrón sayagata de grecas entrelazadas. La luz es plana, propia del grabado, sin sombras, y la textura sugiere papel washi envejecido con bordes suavemente manchados por el tiempo.","contexto":"Obra del artista Katsukawa Shunei (1762–1819), fechada en 1791, durante el periodo Edo (1615–1868) en Japón. Es un grabado en madera a color, técnica conocida como nishiki-e o técnica similar dentro del ukiyo-e, perteneciente a la colección de Arte Japonés del Cleveland Museum of Art. Representa al actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II caracterizado como samurái para una obra de kabuki, género teatral muy popular en la época. El estilo lineal y la paleta restringida corresponden a la fase temprana de Shunei como retratista de actores (yakusha-e). No se consignan en la fuente datos sobre la obra teatral específica ni sobre el estado de conservación más allá de su origen como donación de J. H. Wade.","como_mirarla":"Empieza por el rostro severo y su ceño marcado, luego recorre el patrón repetido de las telas para entender el rango del personaje. Detente en las manos sobre la espada y en las polainas con nubes, que revelan el artificio teatral detrás de la figura del guerrero.","dato_curioso":"Los grabados de actores como este funcionaban como carteles y recuerdos para fans del kabuki en Edo, equivalentes a los pósters actuales de celebridades.","preguntas":["¿Cómo transmite el artista autoridad y tensión solo con líneas y postura, sin usar color intenso?","¿Qué te dice el contraste entre el vestuario lujoso y la expresión contenida del samurái?","¿De qué manera este retrato teatral se parece o se diferencia de la fotografía de actores hoy?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["ukiyo-e","yakusha-e","woodblock print","edo period","kabuki","samurai","actor portrait","katsukawa shunei","japanese print","line work","japanese theatre","edo fashion"],"es":["ukiyo-e","yakusha-e","xilografía","periodo edo","kabuki","samurái","retrato de actor","katsukawa shunei","estampa japonesa","línea","teatro japonés","moda edo"]},"objetos":["actor de kabuki","kimono con patrón hexagonal","katana","sandalias zōri","tocado kanmuri","telón con patrón sayagata"],"colores":["#111111","#E8DCC3","#F5F0E0","#C9B99A","#8A7E6B"],"animo":["solemne","teatral","contenido"],"epoca":"Japón, periodo Edo, 1791","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"If you look closely you will see a very firm black outline defining everything with just soft touches of beige and light gray filling the fabrics. The washi paper looks aged, with edges slightly stained by time, but the line remains crisp and that tells me this is a well preserved print. Notice the kimono patterns, the hexagons and the stylized clouds, and how the artist lets the background breathe with that flat light without shadows typical of woodblock printing.","es":"Si te acercas verás un trazo negro muy firme que delimita todo y apenas unos toques suaves en beige y gris claro rellenando las telas. El papel washi se ve envejecido, con los bordes un poco manchados por el tiempo, pero la línea sigue nítida y eso me habla de una impresión bien conservada. Observa los patrones del kimono, los hexágonos y las nubes, y cómo el artista deja respirar el fondo con esa luz plana sin sombras propia del grabado."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"That curtain at the top reminds me of connected constellations, like a network of stars with its interlaced fret pattern called sayagata. The actor stands like a fixed star at the center of the sky, with his restrained posture and intense sideways gaze that seems to measure the scene. Even his hexagonal kimono makes me think of cosmic honeycomb structures, geometry we also look for in the universe to make sense of what we see.","es":"Ese telón de arriba me recuerda a constelaciones conectadas, como una red de estrellas con su patrón de grecas entrelazadas que llamamos sayagata. El actor está plantado como si fuera una estrella fija en el centro del cielo, con su postura contenida y su mirada lateral intensa que parece medir la escena. Incluso su kimono hexagonal me hace pensar en estructuras de colmenas cósmicas, geometría que también buscamos en el universo para ordenar lo que vemos."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"This man looks super serious and strong! He is frowning like he is about to do a superhero pose and he holds his sword with both hands without pulling it all out. His clothes are huge with very wide sleeves and have little drawings of hexagons and little clouds, and on his feet he wears sandals like straw flip flops. His hair is in a high little bun with a tiny hat and it looks like he is acting in a play for everyone to watch.","es":"¡Este señor se ve súper serio y fuerte! Tiene el ceño fruncido como si estuviera a punto de hacer una pose de superhéroe y agarra su espada con las dos manos sin sacarla toda. Su ropa es gigante con mangas muy anchas y tiene dibujitos de hexágonos y nubecitas, y en los pies trae sandalias como chanclitas de paja. Su peinado es un chonguito alto con un sombrerito y parece que está actuando en una obra para que todos lo miren."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"What object does the actor hold with both hands in front of his body?","es":"¿Qué objeto sostiene el actor con ambas manos frente a su cuerpo?"},"pista":{"en":"It is a short Japanese sword and only a little bit of the blade is visible outside its sheath","es":"Es una espada corta japonesa y solo se ve un poco de su hoja fuera de la vaina"}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What geometric pattern decorates the samurai's wide kimono and also repeats on the upper curtain?","es":"¿Qué patrón geométrico decora el kimono amplio del samurái y también se repite en el telón superior?"},"pista":{"en":"Look for six-sided shapes on the clothing and interlaced frets at the top in the background","es":"Busca formas de seis lados en la ropa y grecas entrelazadas arriba al fondo"}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What traditional footwear is the actor wearing on his feet?","es":"¿Qué calzado tradicional lleva el actor en los pies?"},"pista":{"en":"They are light straw sandals peeking out from under the gaiters with wavy arabesques","es":"Son sandalias ligeras de paja que asoman bajo las polainas con arabescos"}}],"conexiones":["teatro kabuki y retrato de actor","xilografía ukiyo-e y nishiki-e","periodo Edo y moda","patrones textiles hexagonales y sayagata","papel washi y línea en tinta negra","cultura samurái en escena"]},"salas":["teatros-en-miniatura"],"escrita_por":"muse-spark-open-1026"}