DISCOVERART

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Araoka Hachiro in the Play Sakimasu ya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

c. 1778
Color woodblock print; hosoban
32.2 × 14.8 cm (12.7 × 5.8 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi (?) or Sugawara Micihizane (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga (?) or Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the First or Fifth Month, 1775 (?)The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado DisguisedThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified RoleThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified RoleThe Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa Kikunojo III (left), Possibly as Misao Gozen, Matsuya Soshichi, and the Courtesan Kojoro of Hakata, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Insland Sea) (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater from the Twenty-seventh Day of te Seventh Month, 1785The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke IIThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue in the Play Yuki Nazuna Saiwai Soga, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the First Month, 1787The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue in thThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I Greeting the Audience on His Return from OsakaThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I Greeting the Audience on His RetThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?)The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the PlActor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified RoleActor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified RoleThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?)The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyo

More like this

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maThe Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1768 (?)Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as KamakuraThe Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi Banjaku no Iezuto (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1767 (?)Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada nThe actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Shinozuka Goro Sadatsuna in the play "Ume Momiji Date no Okido," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1760Torii Kiyonobu II — The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as ShinozuThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo (?)Katsukawa Shunjо̄ — The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as AkushichThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1779Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no MorThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1768Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "ShibThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya nThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kamaya Buhei in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1768Torii Kiyomitsu I — The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kamaya BuArtworkKatsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章The Actor Ichikawa Omezo IKatsukawa Shun'ei — The Actor Ichikawa Omezo IThe Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fifth Month, 1770Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boat