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Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 Japanese
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In this print, the fifth Ichikawa Danjūrō strikes a serious pose and looks at his reflection in a water basin. The later handwritten inscription identifies the figure as Danjūrō VI, who died at age twenty-two in May 1799, but most likely it is Danjūrō V.
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Title: The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V
Artist:
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1773
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP894
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