Jul 29, 2014

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo as Soga No Goro

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo as Soga No Goro

mid-1770s

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川 春章

(Japanese, 1726–1792)

Color woodblock print

Sheet: 33 x 15.2 cm (13 x 6 in.)

Gift of Harry Packard 1957.504

Location

Description

Soga No Goro was the hero of a play dealing with the revenge of the Soga brothers upon the slayer of their father.

See also
Collection: 
Japanese Art
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Print
Credit line: 
Gift of Harry Packard

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