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The Syllable Fu by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Syllable Fu

The Syllable Fu

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 6 3/16 in. (22 × 15.7 cm) (image, chūban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Number 32 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

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The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Konoshita Hyokichi (?) (right), and Sakata Hangoro II as Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (?) (left), in the Play Gion Sairei Shinko Ki (?), Perfomred at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Fifth Month, 1775 (?)

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Konoshita Hyokichi (?) (right), and Sakata Hangoro II as Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (?) (left), in the Play Gion Sairei Shinko Ki (?), Perfomred at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Fifth Month, 1775 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1765

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō II, Nakajima Mihoemon II, Ichikawa Ebizō III, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Play Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami)

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō II, Nakajima Mihoemon II, Ichikawa Ebizō III, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Play Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776

The Annoucement, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

The Annoucement, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1767

Young Lady in Waiting

Young Lady in Waiting

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1726

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as Omi no Kotoda (?) in the Play Shuen Soga Omugaeshi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1768 (?)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as Omi no Kotoda (?) in the Play Shuen Soga Omugaeshi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1768 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1763

Street Scene (book illustration)

Street Scene (book illustration)

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Bando Matataro IV as Bando Taro in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773

The Actor Bando Matataro IV as Bando Taro in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1768

The Actor Nakamura Riko I in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Nakamura Riko I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1775

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama of Tsuruga in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1775

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama of Tsuruga in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1775

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

Samisen and Book Stand

Samisen and Book Stand

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1726