Actor on stage, carrying a shuttledore with "Tale of Genji" scene and wearing a Doll Festival costume / Katsukawa Shunkô

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2003/1.408
Title
Actor on stage, carrying a shuttledore with "Tale of Genji" scene and wearing a Doll Festival costume
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1743 - 1812
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1770s
Inscription
Artist's seal: Katskawa Shunkô ga
Censor's seal: none
Dimensions
29.4 cm x 14 cm (11 9/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Century
18th century
Subject Matter
A student of Katsukawa Shunshô, Shunkô is credited for designing the earlies ôkubi-e, or large head actor portraits. This image depicts an actor in a Doll Festival costume carrying a shuttledore paddle with a scene from the famed Tale of Genji.
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actors
kabuki
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1510 x 2832
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2003/1.408
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"Actor on stage, carrying a shuttledore with "Tale of Genji" scene and wearing a Doll Festival costume; Katsukawa Shunkô." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.408/2003_1.408.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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