The Actor Sakata Hangoro II
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Period
ca. 1776 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 31.4 x 13.7 cm (12 3/8 x 5 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
S2004.3.64 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2004.3.64
Object Details
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Artist
Katsukawa Shunko 勝川春好 (1743-1812) -
Label
Portraits of actors in fan-shaped frames were popular from the late 1860s. They were published both as books and as single-sheet prints. Some of the prints were actually mounted on folding-fan frames. Here Shunko, a talented pupil of Shunsho, renders the heavy-set actor Sakata Hangoro II (1724-1782). Shunko's skill in composition is displayed in the pose and placement of the actor within the unusual format. The role shown here may be that of a sumo wrestler. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the Anne van Biema Collection (September 15, 2002 to January 9, 2003) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
The Anne van Biema Collection -
Type
Print -
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