Actor Dancing
Actor Dancing

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Actor Dancing,

ca. 1790

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, 1726–1792

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1991-260

Information

Title
Actor Dancing
Dates

ca. 1790

Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Medium

Woodblock print (hosōban format); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

30.5 x 14.4 cm. (12 x 5 11/16 in.)
mat: 56 x 40.7 cm. (22 1/16 x 16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Anne van Biema

Object Number
x1991-260
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, hoso-e, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper, hoso-e, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
actors, dancers, figures (representations)

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