Katsukawa Shunsho / The actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu, in 'Sukeroku,' part two of the play Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga (The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler) / Edo period, 1764

Katsukawa Shunsho
The actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu, in 'Sukeroku,' part two of the play Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga (The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler)
Edo period, 1764
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Creator Name: Katsukawa, Shunsho
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Active Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Name-CRT: Katsukawa Shunsho
Title: The actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu, in 'Sukeroku,' part two of the play Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga (The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler)
Title Type: preferred
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Creation Start Date: 1764
Creation End Date: 1764
Creation Date: Edo period, 1764
Creation Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Object Type: Prints
Classification Term: Woodblock
Materials and Techniques: Woodblock print. diptych(?) (see also 1925.2358a)
Dimensions: Hosoban ; 33.8 x 14.5 cm 13 x 5 5/8 inches
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1939.726
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
AMICA ID: AIC_.1939.726
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

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