PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō as ōmi no Kotōda(?) in the play Shuen Soga ōmugaeshi(?) performed at the ichimura Theater(?) from the second month of 1768

Edo period, 1768 (2nd month)

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

One sheet from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "hosoban" pentaptych(?); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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