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Collections

Katsukawa Shunshō
Actor, possibly Nakamura Nakazō I no date

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in full costume, gripping an unsheathed sword in a dramatic stance, with bold outlines and flat areas of coral, black, and gold

Katsukawa Shunshō, Actor, possibly Nakamura Nakazō I, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Bowman

Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
Japan, 1726-1792
Title
Actor, possibly Nakamura Nakazō I
Date Made
no date
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 12 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (32.07 × 14.61 cm) Sheet: 12 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (32.39 × 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.70
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.