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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

Katsukawa Shunshō1726/1792

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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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