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Katsukawa Shunshō
Actor Nakamura Nakazō Ilate 1770s

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Japanese woodblock print, full-length figure of a male actor in an ivory robe printed with small orange leaping animals, wearing a black formal cap, grasping a large prop to our right
Japanese woodblock print, full-length figure of a kabuki actor in formal court robes decorated with small orange and yellow birds, wearing a black ceremonial cap, standing in a dynamic pose with wide sleeves extended, circular mon visible on the robe; signature and seals in Japanese script at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
Title
Actor Nakamura Nakazō I
Date Made
late 1770s
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 12 5/8 × 5 5/16 in. (32.07 × 13.49 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 5 5/16 in. (32.07 × 13.49 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.40
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art