The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792);
勝川春章

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Date

late 1770s

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

About the work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

The dancer's robe is decorated with the crests of three kabuki actors: Ichimura Uzaemon IX, Nakamura Nakazo I, and Nakamura Tomijuro I.

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Title

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), artist;
勝川春章, artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Material

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 14.6 cm (13 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

late 1770s

Provenance

Blondeau (sale: Sotheby, 1910, lot 108); Lady Graham Little (sale: Sotheby & Co., October 5, 1964, lot 66); Hans Popper (sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, October 5, 1972, lot 98); Eugene V. Thaw; The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Signature: Shunsho ga

Location

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

Subject

Topic

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Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol, late 1770s, Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0.

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