The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英
ca. 1792
Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
A: H. 12 13/16 (32.5 cm); W. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm) B: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Accession Number
JP338a, b
Tags
SwordsActors
About the Artist
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 (Japanese) · 1762 –1819
Japanese, 1762–1819