The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

Katsukawa Shunshō1726/1792

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Shunsho was a well-known painter and printmaker in Edo (present-day Tokyo) who dominated the actor print field. He was very important as a teacher to some of the most talented artists of the next generation, including Shunko, Shunzan, and Shunei.

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Title: The Actor Onoe Matsusuke
Creator: Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Date Created: 1726/1792
Physical Dimensions: Image: 31.5 x 15.4 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.353
Medium: color woodblock print
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1985.353

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