Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

probably 1782

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print (nishiki-e)

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Title

Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō, Japanese, 1726–1792, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

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

Dimensions

12 5/8 x 5 2/3 in. (32.1 x 14.4 cm);
height: 32.1centimetre;
width: 14.4centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

probably 1782

Provenance

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Actors

Topic

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Katsukawa Shunshō, Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III, probably 1782, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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