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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1923.17
People
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Japanese (1726 - 1792)
Title
Actor Nakamura Nakazō 1st as Sakon-gitsune in the play Hana-zumō Genji Hiiki, performed at the Nakamura Theater from the 11th month of 1775
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hana-zumō Genji Hiiki: Nakamura Nakazō (Sakon-gitsune), Nakamura-za
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Edo period, circa 1775 (11th month)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209196

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 31.8 cm x W. 14.5 cm (12 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Shunshō ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John T. Spaulding, William S. Spaulding, Felix M. Warburg, A. Kingsley Porter and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1923
Object Number
1923.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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