Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin)

Maker

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1725-1792)

Title

Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1780.11

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 31.1 x 14.8 cm (12 1/4 x 5 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
Inscription on the box Nihon ichi rokujurokubu bu kokin meijin (the luminary and leading pilgrim of Japan contributing to 66 temples)

Signature: Signed in cartouche UR | Shunsho ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1102

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 13: Storage

The RISD Museum’s thirteenth issue of Manual unpacks the idea and reality of storage-objects museums don’t put on view, works made as containers of various sorts, and more metaphorical considerations about how meanings and narratives are stored. This issue serves as a companion to the Raid the Icebox Now series of exhibitions on view at the RISD Museum through November 2020, in which nine contemporary artists and design collectives use the museum and its collections as a site for critical creative production and presentation. Raid the Icebox Now marks the 50th anniversary of Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol*, held in 1970 at the RISD Museum.

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

The performance by Nakamura Nakazo I (1736-90) in this role at the Nakamura Theater occurred in the eleventh lunar month of 1780. The print is dated on that basis, and demonstrates how an actor's reputation and great performances were commemorated in the print medium. The inscription on the box reads: "the luminary and leading pilgrim of Japan contributing to 66 temples" (Nihon ichi rokujurokubu bu kokin meijin).

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

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1725-1792)
Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin), 1780.11
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 31.1 x 14.8 cm (12 1/4 x 5 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1102

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