Standing Actor in Female Role
Standing Actor in Female Role

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Standing Actor in Female Role,

ca. 1800

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英, 1762–1819
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1991-259

Information

Title
Standing Actor in Female Role
Dates

ca. 1800

Maker
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英
Medium
Woodblock print (hosōban format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
31.9 x 14.2 cm. (12 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.) mat: 56 x 40.6 cm. (22 1/16 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anne van Biema
Object Number
x1991-259
Place Made

Asia, Japan

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

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