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The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1774–1784

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 33.2 × 15.4 cm (13 1/8 × 6 1/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Actors Segawa Kikunojô II as Reizei, Ichikawa Komazô I as Suruga no Hachirô, and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Tada no Kurando in “The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith” (“Ima o sakari suehiro Genji”)

Actors Segawa Kikunojô II as Reizei, Ichikawa Komazô I as Suruga no Hachirô, and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Tada no Kurando in “The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith” (“Ima o sakari suehiro Genji”)

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Katsukawa Shunsho, 1768

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The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

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The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 2nd as a Samurai

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The Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as a Samurai Disguised as a Shichō or Attendant at a Shinto Shrine

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojō as a Courtesan of the Ōmiya Brothel

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776

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