The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as a Thunder Goddess in the Play Onna Narukami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1770

Creator Name

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792;
Katsukawa Shunsho

Cultural Context

Date

c. 1770

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

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Title

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as a Thunder Goddess in the Play Onna Narukami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1770

Creator

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792;
Katsukawa Shunsho

Worktype

woodblock print; print; asian art

Cultural Context

Material

Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (?)

Dimensions

31.2 × 14.3 cm (12 5/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

c. 1770

Provenance

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Style Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Japan

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Subject

Topic

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Attributed to Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792, The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as a Thunder Goddess in the Play Onna Narukami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1770, c. 1770, Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

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