FEBRUARY 1997

                 
Ichikawa Danjûrô XII (市川団十郎) as
Musashibô Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)

Play: Kanjinchô (勧進帳)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo?
Performance Date: 02/01/97?
Print Date: 06-07/1997
Artist: Paul Binnie
Print Title: Danjûrô - Benkei ( 団十郎 - 弁慶)
Image courtesy of Binniecatalogue.com
Personal Collection (#17/100)

Note:  As Danjûrô XII also performed the role of Benkei
in this play at the Shinbashi Enbujo, Tokyo (02/01/96)
and at a special performance at the Kabuki-za in October
1995, it is possible that one of these performance might
have been used by Binnie for this print.
 

                 
Ichikawa Danjûrô XII (市川団十郎) as
Musashibô Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)

Play: Kanjinchô (勧進帳)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo?
Performance Date: 02/01/97?
Print Date: 06-07/1997
Artist: Paul Binnie
Print Title: Danjûrô - Benkei ( 団十郎 - 弁慶)
Personal Collection

Note:  Test proof.