Katsukawa Shunzan

The actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II as a woman and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as a samurai (nidai Osagawa Tsuneyo; yondai Matsumoto Koshiro)

Maker

Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, fl. ca. 1782-1798)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher

Title

The actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II as a woman and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as a samurai (nidai Osagawa Tsuneyo; yondai Matsumoto Koshiro)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1789

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 30.6 x 13.8 cm (12 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[texts and poems] upper right: Kansei ga aki (autumn, Kansei 1, 1789)

Signature: Shunsen ga

Seals: Collector's seal, on each sheet | Hayashi Tadamasa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1157

Type

Exhibition History

Edo Theater
The Drama of Kabuki
Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

Osagawa Tsuneyo II and Matsumoto Koshiro IV (1737-1802) are depicted against the background of the stage in an unidentified play. The inscription in the upper right gives the date autumn, Kansei 1 [1789] (Kansei ga aki).

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Tombstone

Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, fl. ca. 1782-1798)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher
The actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II as a woman and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as a samurai (nidai Osagawa Tsuneyo; yondai Matsumoto Koshiro), ca. 1789
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 30.6 x 13.8 cm (12 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1157

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