The Actor Onoe Matsusuke
| Title | The Actor Onoe Matsusuke |
|---|---|
| Artist | Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) |
| Medium | color woodblock print |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Actor Onoe Matsusuke. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792). Color woodblock print; image: 31.5 x 15.4 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.353 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Actor Onoe Matsusuke” is a work by Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792). It is executed in color woodblock print and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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