Ichikawa Danjûrô VII en Segawa Kikunojô V in het toneelstuk Shibaraku
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and tsuyazuri
Dimensions
202; 180
About this artwork
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About the Artist
Katsukawa Shuntei · 1770–1820
Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1820), originally named Yamaguchi Chōjūrō, was a versatile ukiyo-e printmaker of Japan's Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate. His early life remains sparsely documented, but by the late 1790s, he had entered the prestigious Katsukawa school, studying under the master Katsukawa Shun'ei, who led the school following the death of founder Shunshō. Shuntei's earliest authent...