PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Okaru in the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, A Primer (Kanadehon Chūshingura)

1779 (An'ei 8)

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Description

Right sheet of diptych (see 1933.4.2106) Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Okaru 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. 30.9 x W. 14.8 cm (12 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

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