Title:
Four of the Five Actors Who Performed the Shosa "Gonen Otoko"
Artist:
Designed by Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
1768
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
Four of a set of five hosoban 12 1/2 x 22 in. (31.8 x 55.9 cm)
B.12 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.(32.4 x 14 cm)
C.12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (30.8 x 14 cm)
D.12 5/6 x 5 7/16 in. (32.4 x 14 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Object Number:
JP459a–d