Title:
The actor Nakamura Matsue as a woman holding a pipe, from A Picture Book of Theatrical Fans
Creator/Contributor:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792; published by Kariganeya Ihei
Date:
1770
Identifier:
1969.4.2
Format:
Oban, book page
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
Notes:
Page from an important book of 106 half-length portraits of kabuki actors, with fan-shaped borders, designed by Shunsho and
Ippitsusai Buncho (1760-ca. 1794).
References: Binyon and Sexton 1
Inscription: Recto, Hayashi seal at center left
Subject:
drama; actors; female impersonators