Image

RISDM 20-1332.tif

Katsukawa Shunkō

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a scene from Soga monogatari (The Revenge of the Soga Brothers) (godai Ichikawa Danj?r?Soga monogatari)

Description

Maker

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743-1812)

Title

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a scene from Soga monogatari (The Revenge of the Soga Brothers) (godai Ichikawa Danj?r?Soga monogatari)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

late 1770s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 30.8 x 13.3 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Sharaku ga | false

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1332

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Courtesans and Actors
Popular Culture in Edo Period Japan
Sep 20, 1996 – Dec 08, 1996
Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century
Sep 14, 1990 – Nov 04, 1990
On Stage
Japanese Theater Prints
May 13, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
Japanese Prints of the Kabuki
Sep 05, 1986 – Nov 23, 1986
Kabuki

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Tombstone

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743-1812)
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a scene from Soga monogatari (The Revenge of the Soga Brothers) (godai Ichikawa Danj?r?Soga monogatari), late 1770s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 30.8 x 13.3 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1332

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