The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (28.6 x 13.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Louis V. Ledoux, 1931
Accession Number
JP2405
Tags
SwordsActorsAxes
About the Artist
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese) · 1726 –1792
Japanese, 1726–1792