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A Japanese man stands with legs apart, face and chin thrusting right, leading with his bent elbow.

His frowning face sports a slender beard under his chin, eyes are painted below from nose to temples with pink stripes, he has a focused look on his face. His white and light-grey robes flow along his body somewhat open, tied at the waist with salmon-pink sash, bare legs visible with traditional Japanese sandals. He holds a folded red-striped garment under his arm, elbow pointing right, the other arm is spread from his torso as he leans right. A branch blooms above with pink flowers, similar to cherry blossoms. The background is warm-toned, with simple line drawing of undefined space.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2361
People
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英, Japanese (1762 - 1819)
Title
Actor Sakata Hangorō II in a Sukeroku Play
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Sukeroku: Sakata Hangorō
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
about 1794
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/207381

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
hosoban: H. 31.7 × W. 14.6 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Shun'ei ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.2361
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Narazaki Muneshige, Ukiyo-e shuka [Collection of the Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e Prints in Museums] Volume 8: Foggu Bijutsukan [Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University], Neruson Bijutsukan [Nelson Atkins Museum]..., Shogaku-kan (Tokyo, Japan, 1980 [Showa 55]), Color Plate 028; p. 64 (entry p. 56)

Exhibition History

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