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Kumeyama Tetsuzan Sticker
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The samurai wrapped in dragons. Tetsuzan stands in full aristocratic regalia - that magnificent turquoise robe blazing with golden dragons coiling through clouds, purple hakama patterned with intricate detail, two swords thrust through his obi like promises. The Broken Dish is one of kabuki's most haunting ghost stories: a servant girl accused of breaking a precious plate, murdered for the crime, her vengeful spirit returning to count dishes night after night, driving her killer mad with guilt.
Kuniyoshi captures Danjūrō VIII as Tetsuzan with his back turned, glancing over his shoulder - a pose that radiates authority and contained menace. Those dragons writhing across his robe aren't decoration, they're armor, visual proof of power and status. His expression is cool, measured, the face of a man who makes decisions that destroy lives and sleeps soundly afterward. This is wealth and position worn like a weapon. This is the kind of samurai who doesn't need to raise his voice - everyone already knows what he's capable of. The ghost will come for him eventually, but in this moment, he owns the stage completely.
The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川團十郎) as Kumeyama Tetsuzan (粂山鉄山), from the kabuki production Banchō sarayashiki (番町皿屋敷, The Broken Dish) 1850.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳, 1798-1861)
