Artworks · Katsukawa Shunshō

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.5 × 14.4 cm (12 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)

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Act Ten: The Amakawaya from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.7 × 18.3 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

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The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tsukisayo in the Play Gohiiki Nenne Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych

29 × 14.1 cm (11 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Michichiba in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32 × 15 cm (12 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Mat: 63.5 × 40.7 cm (25 × 16 in.)

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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Akoya in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych

31.3 × 14.1 cm (12 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

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The Actor Otani Hiroji III as the Guard Kuriu Zaemon Yorikata in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.9 × 14.8 cm (12 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II in an Unidentified Role

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.5 × 14.9 cm (12 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1779

1774 · Color woodblock print; right sheet of hosoban triptych

33.3 × 15 cm (13 1/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II in an Unidentified Role

1774 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.5 × 15 cm (12 13/16 × in.)

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Act Eight: Bridal Journey, from the play "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.8 × 18.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

1774 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

31.8 × 14.7 cm (12 1/2 × 5 13/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Potter Tsuchihei in the Play Higashiyama Momiji no Kadode, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.6 × 15.4 cm (12 13/16 × 6 1/16 in.)

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Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as the Dragon Princess in the Play “Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki”

1773 · Color woodblock print; ôban

36.6 × 25.8 cm (14 3/8 × 10 3/16 in.)

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Actors Onoe Tamizô I, Ichikawa Danjûrô V, and Osagawa Tsuneyo II, in (possibly) “A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warriors” (“Date Nishiki Tsui noYumitori”)

1773 · Color woodblock prints; hosoban triptych

30.4 × 14.8 cm (11 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.) (right); 30.5 × 15 cm (12 × 5 7/8 in.) (center); 30.5 × 15 cm (12 × 5 7/8 in.) (left)

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A Courtesan of the Matsubaya

1773 · Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e

67 × 16 cm (27 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Walking Courtesan, Possibly Sugawara of the Tsuruya House of Pleasure

1773 · Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e

69 × 16.6 cm (27 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.6 × 14.6 cm (12 13/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Buddhist Monk Wantetsu from Okamidani, in the Fifth Scene of the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori (A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warriors), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych or triptych, or center sheet of triptych

32.5 × 15.1 cm (12 13/16 × 5 15/16 in.)

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Woman on a Verandah About to Open a Letter

1773 · Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e

69 × 16.7 cm (27 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Woman on a Veranda About to Open a Love-letter

1773 · Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e

69 × 16.7 cm (27 1/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

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A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

1773 · Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e

67 × 16.1 cm (26 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Kunii Kurando in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at te Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.7 × 14.9 cm (12 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Monk Wantetsu of Okami-dani in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.2 × 13.4 cm (11 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

33.7 × 14.4 cm (13 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

29.9 × 14 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Abe no Sadato (?) in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1778 (?)

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.3 × 15.3 cm (12 11/16 × 6 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Sukestune (?) in the Play Kokimazete Takao Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

32.2 × 15.1 cm (12 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as an Incarnation of the Dragon King in the Play Saki Masuya Ume on Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in te Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

32.7 × 15 cm (12 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa, in the Fifth Scene of the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori (A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warriors), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych or triptych, or center sheet of triptych

31.5 × 15.6 cm (12 3/8 × 6 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.5 × 13.7 cm (12 × 5 3/8 in.)

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The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe no Mae in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (?)

31.2 × 14 cm (12 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Takahiro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31 × 14.8 cm (12 3/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

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The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1777 (?)

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych

31.9 × 14 cm (12 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych

32.6 × 14.9 cm (12 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei, in the Play Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.8 × 14.5 cm (12 1/2 × 13 1/4 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I in an Unidentified Role

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

30 × 14.4 cm (11 13/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

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The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

31.3 × 14.7 cm (12 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Waitress Otake in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

33 × 14.9 cm (13 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the female fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the play "Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; one sheet of hosoban tetraptych

31.7 × 14.4 cm (12 7/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

31.4 × 14 cm (12 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

32.2 × 15.1 cm (12 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; second-from-right sheet in a four-sheet print

32.8 × 15.3 cm (12 15/16 × 6 in.)

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The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Shujaku Tenno in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

31.8 × 14.9 cm (12 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu, in the Third Scene of the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki (The First Snow on Taira no Masakado's Court Headdress), Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

29 × 13.4 cm (11 7/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox Disguised as the Beancake Peddler Hyugaya, in the Dance Sequence "Myoto-zake Kawaranu Nakanaka" (Everlasting Harmony of the Marital Cup), from the Second Part of the Play Chigo Torii Kitsune (Heavenly Child - The Fox Leaps Through the Shrine Gate), Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; aiban

32.4 × 23.1 cm (12 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Female Beancake Peddler Hyugaya in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

33 × 15.2 cm (13 × 6 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.4 × 14.9 cm (12 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

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