The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782

Q: When was "The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month," created?

This artwork was created c. 1782.

Q: Is "The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month," in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

c. 1782

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782 by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

Dimensions

31 × 15.1 cm (12 3/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

32394

About the Artist

Katsukawa Shunkо̄ · 1743–1812

Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743–1812), born Denjiro Kiyokawa in Edo (modern Tokyo), emerged as a pivotal figure in ukiyo-e woodblock printing. His early life remains sparsely documented, but by the late 1760s, he had begun illustrating books such as *Talks about Debut Plays* (*Kaomise shibai banashi*, 1766). Shunkō studied under the master Katsukawa Shunshō, founder and leader of the Katsukawa school, an...

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782

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