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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1768

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.
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  • A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Date:

c. 1768

Artist:

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Katsukawa Shunsho

Title

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1768

Place

Japan (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1763–1773

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Inscriptions

SIGNATURE: Katsukawa Shunshô ga ARTIST'S SEAL: Hayashi in jar-shaped outline

Dimensions

38.3 × 26 cm (15 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.2365

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