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Actor Arashi Sangorô II


二代目嵐三五郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1770-1777

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.478
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionArashi Sangorô II was a Kamigata actor who played in Edo from 1770.11 to 1777.9.
Signed Katsu Shunshô ga
勝春章画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)