Katsukawa Shunkō. Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV, late 18th century.

Artist: Katsukawa Shunkō [勝川春好] (Japanese, 1743 – 1812).

Actor: Matsumoto Kōshirō IV [[松本幸四郎]; other names: Omegawa Kyōjūrō, Ichikawa Komazō II, Ichikawa Somegorô I, Ichikawa Takejūrō, Segawa Kinji, Segawa Kingo] (Japanese, 1737 – 1802).

Signed: Shunkō ga.

Size: Hosoban; 14 x 33 cm.

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Additional information

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Woodblock print
Period	18 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Late 18th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Hosoban
Subject	Actor print, Kabuki, Kabuki actor, Kabuki actors, Kabuki theater, Ukiyo-e
Character / Sitter	Matsumoto Kōshirō IV [Omegawa Kyōjūrō, Ichikawa Komazō II, Ichikawa Somegorô I, Ichikawa Takejūrō, Segawa Kinji, Segawa Kingo] (Japanese, 1737 – 1802)
School	Katsukawa
Artist	Shunkō Katsukawa [勝川春好] (Japanese, 1743 – 1812)
Publisher	Unknown
Signatures/Inscriptions/Marks	Artist's seal
Acquisition year	2014
De-acquisition	Sold

Katsukawa Shunkō. Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV, late 18th century.

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