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A figure is covered in yellow material. Only the head at top and right hand holding a fan are visible.

A portrait of Onoe Matsusuke I in layers of yellow clothing which features a circular design of a bird with a long neck. He holds a white fan down at his side, otherwise his body is covered by his clothing. He has stripes of yellow paint over his eyes and forehead. The top of his head is bald and his facial hair grows down towards his mouth. Behind him there is a sheathed sword pointing upwards out of his clothing. There is an inscription along the upper right of the image in Japanese script.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1922.141
People
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Japanese (1726 - 1792)
Title
Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Asahina
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1782 (Tenmei 2), 1st month
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209680

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: Shunshō ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Arthur Davison Ficke
Accession Year
1922
Object Number
1922.141
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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