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Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — VisualArtsDB

Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role

Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

1771–1781

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 31.4 × 15.1 cm (12 3/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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This single print shows a dancer performing a sequence within a Kabuki play performed at the Nakamura Theater in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1773. It tells the story of a young warrior out viewing maple leaves at the height of autumn. He meets a beautiful stranger who is really a mountain demon in disguise. The actor portraying her is holding up a demon (hannya) mask. This print is by Katsukawa Shunkō, Katsukawa Shunshō’s pupil.

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