The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe

The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe by Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

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

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