Katsukawa Shun’ei (勝川 春英; 1762 – 1819).
TITLE: Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Kakogawa Honzô.
SERIES: Kanadehon Chūshingura (Kana practice book: Treasury of the loyal retainers”).
DATE: 1795
Signed: Shun’ei ga (春英画).
Publisher: Iwatoya Kisaburō, Marks 173/p.169.
Vertical Ōban: 14.75 x 9.625 inch
On 4th lunar month of 1795 Sôjûrô plays the roles of En’ya Hangan and Kakogawa Honzô in the drama “Kanadehon Chûshingura” at Miyakoza theater in Edo.
