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Katsukawa Shunshō

Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin), 1780.11

Description

Maker

  • Katsukawa Shunshō, 1725-1792, Japanese

Title

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

Year

1780.11

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

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)

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1102

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 13

Storage
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

January 18 - May 18, 2008

The performance by Nakamura Nakazō 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

September 20 - December 8, 1996

Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century

September 14 - November 4, 1990

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Nakamura Nakazo I as "The luminary and leading Rokujurokubu Pilgrim in Japan" (Nakamura Nakazo: Nihon ichi Rokujuroku bu kokin meijin) with the accession number of 20.1102. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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