PrintsJapanese18th-19th century

Actor Sakata Hangorō II in a Sukeroku Play

about 1794

Artists

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

hosoban: H. 31.7 × W. 14.6 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)

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