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The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1783

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. 1783

Artist:

Katsukawa Shunko I
Japanese, 1743-1812

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Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

Title

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1783

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.

1778–1788

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych

Dimensions

30.6 × 14.4 cm (12 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1939.2205

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