The Actors Nakamura Shichisaburo III (right), and Ichikawa Junzo I (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792;
Katsukawa Shunsho

Cultural Context

Date

c. 1772

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

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Title

The Actors Nakamura Shichisaburo III (right), and Ichikawa Junzo I (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Creator

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792;
Katsukawa Shunsho

Worktype

Print; woodblock print; print; asian art

Cultural Context

Material

Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan)

Dimensions

16.9 × 13.8 cm (6 11/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

c. 1772

Provenance

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Style Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Japan

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Subject

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Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792, The Actors Nakamura Shichisaburo III (right), and Ichikawa Junzo I (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770, c. 1772, Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

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