The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing Near the Engawa

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 Japanese

ca. 1775

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Title: The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing Near the Engawa
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1775
Culture: Japan
Medium: One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (30.2 x 14.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Object Number: JP429
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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