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The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1776

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?).
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  • A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?).

Date:

c. 1776

Artist:

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

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Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Katsukawa Shunsho

Title

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1776

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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.

1771–1781

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?)

Dimensions

29.7 × 14 cm (11 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Reference Number

1939.768

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