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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

1726 - 1792

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川 春章

(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Image: 31.5 x 15.4 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.353
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Shunsho was a well-known painter and printmaker in Edo (present-day Tokyo) who dominated the actor print field. He was very important as a teacher to some of the most talented artists of the next generation, including Shunko, Shunzan, and Shunei.
A vertical woodblock print depicts a man with light skin, long black hair, and red eye makeup, standing with legs apart and facing our left. Wearing a tan and green patterned robe with a white sash, he reveals green patterns on his arms and chest. He holds a wooden staff while a sword hangs at his waist. He stands on a green floor against wood-framed walls with Japanese calligraphy in the corner.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

1726 - 1792

Katsukawa Shunshō

(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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