DISCOVERART

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II as Murakami Hikoshiro Yoshiteru in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772

c. 1772
Color woodblock print; hosoban
29.4 × 14.2 cm (11.6 × 5.6 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 Shunsho

Dancer with a Maple BranchDancer with a Maple Branch"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)""Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade PCourtesans of the Okaneya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2Courtesans of the Okaneya, from the book "Mirror of BeautifuThree Beauties Chatting by a VerandaThree Beauties Chatting by a VerandaThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play NanaThe Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no Shosho, Disguised as a Female Komusu (?), in the Play Yui Kanoko Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1774 (?)The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no ShosYang GuifeiYang GuifeiFour courtesans of various houses, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 3Four courtesans of various houses, from the book "Mirror of

More like this

The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as Toyohime in the play "Goshozome Koyo Gunki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1727 (?)Okumura Masanobu — The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as Toyohime The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Kudo Suketsune in the play "Hatsugai Wada no Sakamori," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1759Torii Kiyomitsu I — The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Kudo SuThe Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Omi no Kotoda in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1790Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Omi no KThe Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719Okumura Toshinobu — The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as ShikisThe Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1772 (?)Ippitsusai Buncho — The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Kudo SaeIn the Style of a Page (Kosho fu), Center Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui chu)Nishimura Shigenaga — In the Style of a Page (Kosho fu), Cen三代目市川海老蔵|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō III (Ichikawa Danjūrō IV)Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 — 三代目市川海老蔵|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa EbizThe Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no IThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1783Katsukawa Shunjо̄ — The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa nThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified RoleKatsukawa Shunkо̄ — The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an UnidThe Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play "Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767Torii Kiyomitsu I — The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as MurasakiThe Actor Matusmto Koshiro IV as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Mizoro no Sabu in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shirahata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780Katsukawa Shunjо̄ — The Actor Matusmto Koshiro IV as Ise no