Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Teraoka Heiemon in the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, A Primer (Kanadehon Chūshingura)
PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Teraoka Heiemon in the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, A Primer (Kanadehon Chūshingura)

1779 (An'ei 8)

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Description

Left sheet of diptych (see 1933.4.2107) Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Teraoka Heiemon in the play Kanadehon Chūshingura, performed at the Morita Theater from the eighth month of 1779

Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) diptych; 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

Dimensions

vertical hosoban: H. 32 x W. 14.9 cm (12 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

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