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[Nakamura Utaemon the actor in the role of Kato Kiyomasa] – Historic Print

[Nakamura Utaemon the actor in the role of Kato Kiyomasa], 1790 — historic print
[Nakamura Utaemon the actor in the role of Kato Kiyomasa], 1790. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures [Nakamura Utaemon the actor in the role of Kato Kiyomasa] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This woodcut shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Kato Kiyomasa, the late sixteenth-century samurai general known for his campaigns in Korea. Printmakers of the period often portrayed kabuki performers in famous roles, and the actor's name and the character are shown together so viewers could recognize both the star and the part. The print is signed Shunkosai Hokushu, a name tied to the actor-print tradition of the 1790s, and it was cut and printed by Matsushima Seikichi. Its color and the stylized poses reflect the theatrical prints that circulated widely in Edo at that time.

Created / published1790
CreatorMatsushima Seikichi engraver.
Medium1 print : woodcut color.
NotesFrom card on mount: Signed: Shunkosai Hokushu ga. ; artists seal: Hokushu. From card on mount: Artists seal: Hokushu. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Preliminary catalog record
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan6,681 × 9,709 px · prints to 22 × 32 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227703

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