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Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunkо̄c. 1776
- Attribution
- Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812)
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; hosoban
- Physical dimensions
- 31.4 × 15.1 cm (12 3/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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This single print shows a dancer performing a sequence within a Kabuki play performed at the Nakamura Theater in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1773. It tells the story of a young warrior out viewing maple leaves at the height of autumn. He meets a beautiful stranger who is really a mountain demon in disguise. The actor portraying her is holding up a demon (hannya) mask. This print is by Katsukawa Shunkō, Katsukawa Shunshō’s pupil.
Description: Art Institute of Chicago · CC BY 4.0