Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō III, Onoe Matsusuke I, and Sawamura Sōjūrō III

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

11th month, 1786

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print (nishiki-e)

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Title

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō III, Onoe Matsusuke I, and Sawamura Sōjūrō III

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章, Japanese, 1726–1792, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

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

Dimensions

a: 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) b: 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm) c: 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm); W. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

11th month, 1786

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1922

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

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Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Men; Actors

Topic

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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章, Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō III, Onoe Matsusuke I, and Sawamura Sōjūrō III, 11th month, 1786, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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