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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

1726 - 1792
(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
Image: 31.5 x 15.4 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.353
Location: not on view

Description

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 Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection.
  • {{cite web|title=The Actor Onoe Matsusuke|url=false|author=Katsukawa Shunshō|year=null|access-date=25 January 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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