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Katsukawa Shunkō

勝川春好画 三代目澤村宗十郎 三代目佐野川市松 |Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in "A Courtesan’s Mirror for the Eastern Provinces" (Keisei Azuma kagami)

1788
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
31.4 × 14.6 cm (12.4 × 5.7 in)

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