The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776

Q: When was "The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month," created?

This artwork was created c. 1776.

Q: Is "The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month," in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Katsukawa Shunsho

c. 1776

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776 by Katsukawa Shunsho

Medium

Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych

Dimensions

31.5 × 15.3 cm (12 3/8 × 6 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

32041

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 18th-century Edo-period Japan with this stunning color woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsho, a master of ukiyo-e—the "pictures of the floating world" that captured the fleeting pleasures of theater, beauty, and urban life. Created around 1776, it depicts the celebrated kabuki actor Iwai Hansiro IV in the role of the alluring courtesan Agemaki the popular play *Sukeroku Yuk no Hatsu-zakura performed at Tokyo's Ichimura Theater in third lunar month. As the center sheet of a hosoban triptych, this intimate 31.5 × 15.3 cm panel would have joined two others to form a ...

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776

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