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Scene from a Drama by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Scene from a Drama

Scene from a Drama

Katsukawa Shunsho

1768–1788

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 8 27/32 in. (32.4 x 22.5 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1772

Ichikawa Danjuro V in Ceremonial Robes

Ichikawa Danjuro V in Ceremonial Robes

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei in “Yoshitsune’s Thousand Cherry Trees” (“Yoshitsune sembon-zakura”)

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei in “Yoshitsune’s Thousand Cherry Trees” (“Yoshitsune sembon-zakura”)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1762

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the Boathouse Man Kurofune Chuemon in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the Boathouse Man Kurofune Chuemon in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1766

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1768

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Samurai

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1755

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku as a Woman Standing at Night

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku as a Woman Standing at Night

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1759

The Actor Nakamura Nakazō in the Role of Kan Shōjō

The Actor Nakamura Nakazō in the Role of Kan Shōjō

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Miura no Katagai Disuigsed as the Nun Narukami, in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1780

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Miura no Katagai Disuigsed as the Nun Narukami, in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1780

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1775

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1771

Memorial Portrait of Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II (Danjûrô II) as a Peddler of the Medicine Uirô

Memorial Portrait of Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II (Danjûrô II) as a Peddler of the Medicine Uirô

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1763

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1780

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1775