The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

ca. 1792
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword
  • Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 (Japanese, 1762–1819)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1792
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: A: H. 12 13/16 (32.5 cm); W. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm)
    B: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
  • Object Number: JP338a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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