Katsukawa Shun'ei
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Katsukawa Shun'ei #73,935

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personJapanese, 1762–1819
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Selected Works110

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Carriage Stopping Scene from the Play "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)
Carriage Stopping Scene from the Play "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy), 1780
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Actor in a Female Role
Actor in a Female Role, 1790
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Actor Sakata Hangorō III
Actor Sakata Hangorō III, 1790
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print
LACMA
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II
Acquired 2000
Color woodblock print
LACMA
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II Hotei no Oichi in the Play "Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga"
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II Hotei no Oichi in the Play "Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga", 1792
Acquired 2000
Color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner, 1791
Acquired 1974
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Rural Scene in Early Summer: Peasants Transplanting Rice and a Man Washing a Horse
Rural Scene in Early Summer: Peasants Transplanting Rice and a Man Washing a Horse, 1790
Acquired 1955
Color woodblock print; long surimono
Art Institute of Chicago
Court Ladies on a Balcony Watching a Woman and a Girl Chasing a Man in the Yard under Blossoming Cherry Trees
Court Ladies on a Balcony Watching a Woman and a Girl Chasing a Man in the Yard under Blossoming Cherry Trees, 1790
Acquired 1955
Color woodblock print; long surimono
Art Institute of Chicago
Watanabe no Tsuna receiving the sign post for Rashomon Gate from Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Watanabe no Tsuna receiving the sign post for Rashomon Gate from Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Acquired 1955
Color woodblock print; surimono
LACMA
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII, 1795
Acquired 1954
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Bust Portrait of Three Actors Ichikawa Kōmazō III, Sakata Hangorō III, Nakayama Tomisaburō I
Bust Portrait of Three Actors Ichikawa Kōmazō III, Sakata Hangorō III, Nakayama Tomisaburō I, 1794
Acquired 1954
Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the Miyako Theater in the fifth month, 1794
The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the Miyako Theater in the fifth month, 1794, 1794
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; aiban
Art Institute of Chicago
Bust Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Tanabe Bunzo in the play Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga (Blooming Iris: Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era), Performed at the Miyako Theater from the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month, 1794
Bust Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Tanabe Bunzo in the play Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga (Blooming Iris: Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era), Performed at the Miyako Theater from the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month, 1794, 1794
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; aiban; mica background
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”), 1791
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Model of ‘The Potted Trees’”(“Mieiko Nori no Hachi no Ki”)
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Model of ‘The Potted Trees’”(“Mieiko Nori no Hachi no Ki”), 1791
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; aiban
Art Institute of Chicago
Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)
Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), 1790
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; chuban
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role
The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role, 1793
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (?)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1791
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1791, 1791
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II
The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II, 1790
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban diptych? (right: 1939.1807)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I, 1790
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; right sheet of hosoban diptych? (left: 1939.1806)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune (Female Fox) Disguised as Omiki in the Play Komachi-mura Shibai no Shogatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1789
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune (Female Fox) Disguised as Omiki in the Play Komachi-mura Shibai no Shogatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1789, 1789
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku Kado, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku Kado, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793, 1793
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?)
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?), 1792
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1791 (?)
The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1791 (?), 1791
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, 1790
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; hosoban
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Carriage Stopping Scene from the Play "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.94 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Actor in a Female Role
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.3 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
怪談百鬼図会|Once Upon a Time (A Book of Ghost Stories) (Imawa mukashi) 怪談百鬼図会
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.819 · Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Actor Sakata Hangorō III
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.43 · Color woodblock print
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession M.2000.42.7 · Color woodblock print
Gift of George T. and Margaret W. Romani
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II Hotei no Oichi in the Play "Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga"
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession M.2000.42.6 · Color woodblock print
Gift of George T. and Margaret W. Romani
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1974 · Accession 1974.81 · color woodblock print
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
Rural Scene in Early Summer: Peasants Transplanting Rice and a Man Washing a Horse
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1955 · Accession 1954.743 · Color woodblock print; long surimono
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
Court Ladies on a Balcony Watching a Woman and a Girl Chasing a Man in the Yard under Blossoming Cherry Trees
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1955 · Accession 1954.723 · Color woodblock print; long surimono
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
Watanabe no Tsuna receiving the sign post for Rashomon Gate from Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1955 · Accession 1954.722 · Color woodblock print; surimono
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1954 · Accession 54.50.4 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan V. Hammer
Bust Portrait of Three Actors Ichikawa Kōmazō III, Sakata Hangorō III, Nakayama Tomisaburō I
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1954 · Accession 54.50.3 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan V. Hammer
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Katsukawa Shun'ei dies
Jan 1, 1819
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birth
Katsukawa Shun'ei born
Jan 1, 1762