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paulbinnie.co.uk Ichikawa Ennosuke as Niki Danjo
The characterof Niki Danjo, famously played by Ichikawa Ennosuke III, is the evil magician in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi", a play about the struggle for control of a noble house.  Here, Danjo has just changed back from a rat, a shape he used to steal an important scroll, and bears a scar on his forehead caused by a loyal retainer's metal-ribbed fan.

42 x 30 cm