Katsukawa Shunsho, (1726-1792)

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Description

Katsukawa Shunsho
`Hiragana Seisuiki, nidanme kuchi, hachimai no uchi' (the opening scene of act II from the play Hiragana version of the rise and fall of the Taira clan, one of eight sheets)
chuban, 24.6 by 17.7cm., 9 5/8 by 6 15/16 in.

depicting an actor in the role of a warrior in front of the fence of a house, two women standing within, one of whom is holding a monkey, signed Shunsho ga

Literature

The complete set is reproduced in Hizo ukiyo-e taikan, vol.11, of among which this design is pl.18