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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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