Acteur Sawamura Sojuro II klaar om te vechten
Katsukawa Shunsho
1763 - 1767
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
143; 322
About this artwork
kleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken
Art Historical Context
**Acteur Sawamura Souro II klaar om techten** (Actor Sawamura Sojuro Ready to Fight), created by Katsukawa Shunsho 1763 and 1767, is a captivating color woodcut print from Japan's vibrant Edo period. Shunsho, a leading figure in the ukiyo-e tradition—"pictures of the floating world"—ized in yakusha-e dynamic portraits of kabuki actors. This narrow vertical format (322mm high by 143mm wide) the famed actor Sawamura Sojuro II in a tense moment of preparation for battle, likely from a dramatic kabuki performance, evoking the theatrical energy that enthralled 18th-century audiences in Edo (modern ...