PrintsJapanese18th century

Actors Nakamura Nakazō 1st and Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th

18th century

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; 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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Actor Nakamura Denkūrō 2nd HOLDING HAND MIRROR (?)

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Illustrated Book of Industries (Tenkō Kaibutsu), Vol. 4, based on Chinese Original

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Society Finch (Jūshimai [Jūshimatsu]), reprinted from the album A Compendium of Pictures of Birds Imported from Overseas (Kaihaku raikin zui)

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Shōki (Chinese, Zhong Kui) the Demon Queller

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Women Imitating the Procession of a Korean Ambassador

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The Courtesans Mitsuura and Takamura, a plate from "Azuma no nishiki matsu no kurai", 1777

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "shochūban" format; ink and color on paper

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