The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780

Q: When was "The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month," created?

This artwork was created c. 1780.

Q: Is "The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month," in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Katsukawa Shunsho

c. 1780

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780 by Katsukawa Shunsho

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Dimensions

30.4 × 15 cm (11 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

60236

Art Historical Context

In the bustling kabuki of Edo-period Japan (modern-day Tokyo), Katsukawa Shunsho captured the intensity of star actor Nakamura Nakazo I in color woodblock print from around 1780. Titled *The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as Saito Sanemori the Play Kitekaeruiki no Wakayaka it depicts the performer in the role of the tragic warrior Saito Sanemori during a production at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh lunar month. Shunsho, leading figure in the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") school, specialized in yakusha-e—lifelike portraits of kabuki actors that celebrated their celebrity status and th...

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780

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