DISCOVERART

Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?)

c. 1792
Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych (?)
28.5 × 13.5 cm (11.2 × 5.3 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 Shun'ei

The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the Play Yukimi-zuki Eiga Hachi no Ki (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1787 (?)The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the PlaActor Ichikawa Komazô II as SukerokuActor Ichikawa Komazô II as SukerokuActor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho勝川春英画　二代目市川門之助|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II勝川春英画　二代目市川門之助|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke IIAct Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (TreActor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata no Kaidô-maru in “Expanded Summer Festival” (“Zôho natsu matsuri”)Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third PrincThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden DisguisedDance Interlude “The Wife from Shinoda Forest" (“Shinodazuma”) in “Mirror of Ashiya Dôman and Ôuchi” (“Dôman Ôuchi kagami”), from the series Designs for Patchwork Pictures (Oshie-gata)Dance Interlude “The Wife from Shinoda Forest" (“Shinodazuma

More like this

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanagaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth Monther, 1789Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in tThe Actor Nakajima Wadaemon as Migawari no Jizo, the Master of the House, from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura (Nakajima Wadaemon no Kamakura Inamuragaasaki no yanushi, Migawari no Jizo)Tōshūsai Sharaku — The Actor Nakajima Wadaemon as Migawari nThe Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as the Sparrow Seller Bunji Yasukata (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no suzume uri Bunji Yasukata)Tōshūsai Sharaku — The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as the SparrThe Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private lifeTorii Kiyonaga — The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendanParody of the Letter-Reading Scene in ChushinguraKatsukawa Shunchô — Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in ChThe Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as MinamThe Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall, 1768Ippitsusai Buncho — The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo HaruhisaTōshūsai Sharaku — The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura KThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1771 (?)Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo SaemThe Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1776Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the HairdThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780Katsukawa Shunsho — The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei HThe Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?)Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo