COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1939.1947
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Katsukawa, Shunsho
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Dates/Places:
Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Name-CRT:
Katsukawa Shunsho
Title:
The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II (1689-1758)
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
Edo period, c. 1780-1792
Creation Start Date:
1780
Creation End Date:
1792
Materials and Techniques:
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Classification Term:
Hanging Scroll
Subject Description:
The painting shown here depicts the Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro II (1689-1758) in an Arrow-sharpening Scene from a Soga revenge drama.
Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,Japan
Dimensions:
86.9 x 30.8 cm.
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1939.1947
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Inscriptions:
eulogistic inscription by the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (1791-1859)
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E36162.TIF
