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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

ca. 1773 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

In this print, the fifth Ichikawa Danjūrō strikes a serious pose and looks at his reflection in a water basin. The later handwritten inscription identifies the figure as Danjūrō VI, who died at age twenty-two in May 1799, but most likely it is Danjūrō V.

Artist

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

Date

ca. 1773

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914