Kabuki Actor Holding a Katana

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Kabuki Actor Holding a Katana

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 395

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1768 - circa 1792

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

勝川春好画

Language

Japanese

Translation

Illustration by Haruyoshi Katsukawa

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Number

Location

mat board inside, bottom right

Transcription

13 59 50.00

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Inscription

Location

mat board inside, bottom left

Transcription

reserred

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

12-5/8 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.