Acteur Otani Hiroemon III met kind, RP-P-1956-657, Katsukawa Shunshō, between 1773 and 1777

Identification title(s): actor ōtani hiroemon iii with child. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-657. Catalog reference: jap cat i 120. Description: actor, scantily dressed, holding a child against his chest with his left hand, a sword in his right hand; river in the background. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: katsukawa shunshō (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1773 - 1777. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 312 mm (hosoban) × w 152 mmsubject. Who: ōtani hiroemon iii. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: between 1773 and 1777.