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芝居むかし錦
Shibai mukashi nishiki (Old Brocade Prints of the Stage)
芝居むかし錦
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1771–72 (Meiwa 8–An'ei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 15.2 cm (chûbon)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number2006.1790
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Hillier, Art of the Japanese Book (1987), vol. 1, pp. 337-9
Signed
Katsukawa Shunshô
勝川春章画
勝川春章画
Marks
Red collector's seal of Ishizuka Hôkaishi in 3 places.
Shunshô seal printed, black, urn-shaped.
Shunshô seal printed, black, urn-shaped.
Provenance"Ross, April 5, 1917" written in pencil on last page