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URL: web-kiosk.scrippscollege.edu/objects-1/info/15846

KATSUKAWA Shunsho, Japanese, (1726–1792)
A Parody of Chushingura, Act Seven, 1740-1792
Ink on Paper
26 1/16 in. x 4 3/8 in. (66.2 cm x 11.11 cm)


Object Type: Print
Technique: Wood-block Printing
Period: Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick S. Bailey
Accession Number: 54.1.119


Commentary
Pillar print. Label on verso: "A Misplaced Letter" c.1780 Shunsho.

Marks
On mat, in pencil: Bai I 18, Shunsho. Seal - right edge, lower. Signed: Shunsho ga.

Medium
Colored ink on paper; woodblock print.

Object Description
Edo period color woodblock pillar print with an image of a woman and a man, with another man under the platform the first two are standing on.

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