PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Nakamura Tomijūrō 1st as Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo in the play Kite Hajime Hatsugai Soga, performed at the Morita Theater from the first month of 1774

Edo period, 1774 (1st month)

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right sheet of an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "hosoban" diptych(?); ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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