Ichikawa Monnosuke Collection

Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Nuregami Chogoro, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chokichi, Segawa Kikunojo III as Azuma

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shira-giku, a Temple Page, In the Play Haru wa Soga... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shira-giku, a Temple Page, In the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Pilgrim Kakuzan in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Pilgrim Kakuzan in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Buddhist Monk in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Buddhist Monk in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Kichisaburo, Temple Page of Kichijo-ji, in the Play... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Kichisaburo, Temple Page of Kichijo-ji, in the Play Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III... c. 1788
Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho... c1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Haru wa Soga... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1772 (?), Japan, c. 1772

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II (left), Iwai Hanshiro IV (center), and Iwai Karumo...... c.1780/83. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II (left), Iwai Hanshiro IV (center), and Iwai Karumo (?) (right), on a Landing Backstage, Japan, c. 1780/83

Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right)... c. 1792. Creator: Shunsho
Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (center), and Ichikawa Omezo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left)

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no, ... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei, Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon, Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro

The Actors Kasaya Matakuro II as Hagun Taro (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Izutsu no... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Kasaya Matakuro II as Hagun Taro (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Izutsu no Suke Narihira (center), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Kose no Kanaoka Disguised as Sogoro the Charcoal Maker

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake (left)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in... c. 1789. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1789, Japan, c. 1789

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Karigane Obun, Nakayama Tomisaburo I as An no Oyasu... c. 1792. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Karigane Obun, Nakayama Tomisaburo I as An no Oyasu, Iwai Kiyotaro II as Kaminari no Osha, Nakayama Tatezo I as Gokuin no Osen

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Seijuro (right)... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Seijuro (right) and Onatsu (left), in the Elopement Scene "Michiyuki Hiyoku no Kiku-cho" (An Elopemet)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokobe Shoji Yukihira, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjin... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokobe Shoji Yukihira, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Your Favorite Play Kanjincho [The Subscription List])

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing...c. 1783
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman, ca. 1770. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman, ca. 1770

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and... 1785
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ninnaji no Saibei, in the joruri "Shitenno Oe no Yamairi

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven acto... 1788
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers, 1788

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro and Segawa Kikunojo III as Tsukisayo... c. 1782
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro and Segawa Kikunojo III as Tsukisayo, in the play "Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1782, c. 1782

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Munesada, Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Sumizom... 1784
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Munesada, Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Sumizome, and Nakamura Nakazo I as Sekibei, in the play "Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Koito, Sawamura Sojuro III as the monk Sainenbo, and Ich... 1783
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Koito, Sawamura Sojuro III as the monk Sainenbo, and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the monk Renseibo, in the shosa "Mata Saku Hana Museume Dojoji

Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido... 1778. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido Shinanonosuke and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okura no Kojoro-kitsune in the scene from the drama Moto Mishi Yuki Sakae

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei... Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Kitao Masanobu
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura.", Japan, late 18th-early 19th century

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasak... c. 1792
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi... c1792
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1792, c. 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in "The Banquet, " the Final Act... c. 1791
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in "The Banquet, " the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, Japan, early 1780s. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, Japan, early 1780s

The Actors Takinaka Hidematsu I and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1745. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu II
The Actors Takinaka Hidematsu I and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1745

The Actor Ichikawa Benzo I as Shuntokumaru, c. 1767. Creator: Torii Kiyotsune
The Actor Ichikawa Benzo I as Shuntokumaru, c. 1767

The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Date no Yosaku, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Date no Yosaku, 1794

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as... 1821
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae, 1821

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III, 1824. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III, 1824

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Otani Baju II (right) and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (left), 1824

The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa... c. 1785. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa Kikunojo III (left), Possibly as Misao Gozen, Matsuya Soshichi, and the Courtesan Kojoro of Hakata

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Possibly as Matsuya Soshichi, in the Play Chiyo no... c. 1785
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Possibly as Matsuya Soshichi, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Inland Sea) ()

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hayano Kampei in the Play Kanadehon Chushin... c. 1780. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hayano Kampei in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Najori no Kura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1780, c. 1780

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba... c. 1779
The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba Yukienojo Disguised as the Eboshi Seller Rokusaburo (left), in the Play Katakiuchi Adana Kashiku

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1778. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1778

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Ichikawa Monnosuke II, a renowned actor of the late 18th century, captivated audiences with his versatile performances and striking stage presence. In one captivating portrayal, captured by Ippitsusai Buncho around 1770, he defied traditional gender roles as Ichikawa Monnosuke II transformed into a woman on stage. Collaborating with other talented actors like Segawa Kikunojo III, their chemistry was palpable in various productions. Torii Kiyonaga skillfully depicted them together in multiple prints from the 1780s and 1788. Whether playing Miyukinosuke or Hatsune-hime, their performances were filled with emotion and intensity. In another masterpiece by Torii Kiyonaga circa 1782, Ichikawa Monnosuke II embodied Soga no Goro while Segawa Kikunojo III portrayed Tsukisayo. The tension between these characters was beautifully conveyed through their expressions and gestures. The duo's collaboration extended beyond tragedy to comedy as well. In an amusing print from 1778 by Torii Kiyonaga, Bando Mitsugoro II joined forces with Ichikawa Monnosuke III to portray Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Nikaido respectively. Their comedic timing brought laughter to countless spectators. Not limited to specific roles or genres, Ichikawa Monnosuke II embraced diverse characters throughout his career. Kitao Masanobu's depiction of him as Haya no Kanpei showcases his ability to embody different personas convincingly. Katsukawa Shun'ei also captured memorable moments featuring Ichikawa Monnosuke II in plays such as "Waka Murasaki" (c. 1792), "Mukashi Mukashi" (c1792), and "The Banquet" (c. 1791). These prints highlight his range as an actor and his ability to bring depth and authenticity to each character he portrayed.