Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 · Japanese
Date: ca. 1775 or 1776
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 5 3/8 in. (30.3 x 13.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Themes: Actors, Samurai, Women
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Date range
1173 – 1778
Largest dimension
13.7 cm
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