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Maker(s):Katsukawa Shun'ei
Culture:Japanese (1762-1819)
Title:Actor Danjuro
Date Made:1769-1770
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Sheet/Image: 12 13/16 in x 5 7/8 in; 32.5 cm x 14.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Shun ei ga]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [single mountian with a dot beneath].
Accession Number:  MH 1969.182.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Austin (Janet Evans, class of 1925)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A vertical color print showing the actor Danjuro (as shown by his crest Mimasu "three rice measures") in red and brown kimono, with a pipe and a sword, standing under a tree and by a river. Publisher should be Harimaya Shinshichi (c. 1762-1790s). The publisher seal could be dated 1769-1770.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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