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Katsukawa Shunshō
The Armor-pulling Scene from the Tale of the Sōga Brotherslate 1760s

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print with pale blue wash, two armored figures grappling, one in crane-patterned robes, on cream paper with artist's seal

Katsukawa Shunshō, The Armor-pulling Scene from the Tale of the Sōga Brothers, late 1760s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
Title
The Armor-pulling Scene from the Tale of the Sōga Brothers
Date Made
late 1760s
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/8 × 9 9/16 in. (27.62 × 24.29 cm) Sheet: 14 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (36.99 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.42
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art