Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II (1689-1758)

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)
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
AIC_.E36162.TIF