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Katsukawa Shunkō

ca. 1785–90 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Actor Matsumoto Sumezō carries a rolled straw mat slungacross his back and a branch of plum blossoms, the first flowers of spring.

Artist

Katsukawa Shunkō

Date

ca. 1785–90

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918