This series of pints shows images of fashionable people, primarily from the Kabuki Theater world, as reflected in mirrors. Ichikawa Danzō VI (1800-1871) was a popular actor who came from a long line of celebrated Kabuki performers. He was a super star of his day.
- Titles Actor Ichigawa Danzō VI as Aragorō Mohei, from the series Mirror for Collage Pictures in the Modern Style (Proper)@「今様押絵鏡」 「荒五郎茂兵衛」六代目市川団蔵 (Proper)@The Mirror of Today’s Pictures, Ichikawa Danzō VI as Aragao Mohei (Imayo Oshie Kagami, Ichikawa Danzō VI Aragao Mohei) (Former title)
- Artist Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 - 1864@Published by, Fujiokaya Keijiro, Japanese
- Medium ink and color on paper
- Dimensions 13 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (33.7 × 23.5 cm)
- Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. Roy T. Ward, AFI.160.2013
- Work Type woodblock print
- Classification Prints
- Signature Recto, printed in decorated cartouche, lower right: Toyokuni paints (豊国画, Toyokuni ga)
- Marks Recto, seal of censor, above signature: Rooster 4 aratame (酉四改) Recto, seal of carver, left of siganture: Yokokawa Carve Take (横川彫竹, Yokokawa Hori Take)
- Inscription Recto, printed in red/white/green cartouche, top right: Mirror for Collage Pictures in the Modern Style (今様押絵鏡, Imayo oshi-e kagami) Recto, printed in white cartouche, top right: Aragorō Mohei (荒五郎茂兵衛) Recto, printed and red seal, top: [Actor’s poem and seal]