The Eighth Morita Kanya in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 Japanese

1787

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Title: The Eighth Morita Kanya in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke
Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1787
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 x 5 1/2 in. (30.5 x 14.0 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Object Number: JP310
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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