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Analogy by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Analogy

Analogy

Katsukawa Shunsho

1767–1799

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.7 x 19.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono Chidori Yowa no Kamisuki" (The Plovers: Combing Hair at Midnight), from Part Two of the Play O-atsurae-zome Soga no Hinagata (A Soga Pattern Dyed to Order), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Tenth Day of the Third Month, 1774

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono Chidori Yowa no Kamisuki" (The Plovers: Combing Hair at Midnight), from Part Two of the Play O-atsurae-zome Soga no Hinagata (A Soga Pattern Dyed to Order), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Tenth Day of the Third Month, 1774

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1769

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oishi (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura (?), Performed at the Nakamora Theater (?) in the Ninth Month, 1780 (?)

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oishi (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura (?), Performed at the Nakamora Theater (?) in the Ninth Month, 1780 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1775

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1767

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Kasaya Sankatsu (?) in the Play Hana no Gosho Konegen Butai (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1772 (?)

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Kasaya Sankatsu (?) in the Play Hana no Gosho Konegen Butai (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1772 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1767

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 2nd as a Samurai

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 2nd as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1771

Scene from a Drama

Scene from a Drama

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1726

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Raigo Ajari, a Buddhist Monk

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Raigo Ajari, a Buddhist Monk

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1771

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1780

"Ne": Brine Carriers, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ne": Brine Carriers, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1767

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Fuwa Banzaemon in the Play Keisei Nagoya Obi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1771

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Fuwa Banzaemon in the Play Keisei Nagoya Obi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1771

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1766

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in theThird Month, 1777

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in theThird Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Chichibu no Shigetada

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Chichibu no Shigetada

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1768