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勝川春章画　三代目澤村宗十郎と三代目瀬川菊之丞|Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Segawa Kikunojō III

Katsukawa Shunshō

1780

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Interior Actor

Dominant colour

勝川春章画　三代目澤村宗十郎と三代目瀬川菊之丞|Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Segawa Kikunojō III is a 1780 ink by Katsukawa Shunshō, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Katsukawa Shunshō
When & what style?: 1780 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows two people dressed in bright, patterned robes. The person on the left wears a loose, layered outfit with bold stripes and holds a fan. The one on the right stands with one leg slightly bent, wearing a long skirt with floral designs and a tall hat decorated with feathers. Both have simple, stylized faces and stand against a plain background with a woven mat above them. Notice the small details like the fan’s tassels or the way the robes’ colors contrast sharply. These prints were made to capture famous actors in a specific style. Look up Katsukawa Shunshō to see how he shaped this style of Japanese woodblock prints.