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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

1775 · Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as the monk Mongaku stands at the center of this composition. Nakamura Rikō as Chitose is on the left, Nakamura Nakazō I as Sakon-gitsune on the right. The three actors, mimicking the dance of the fox, seem somewhat perturbed by the rats they have attracted.

Artist

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

Date

1775

Medium

Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918