Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robe and crest, kneeling in heavy diagonal rain beside a red lacquered stage table with a bell and cups.

Kabuki Actor in Rain, Color Woodblock Print by Katsukawa Shunsho

A kneeling actor in a white robe with a round family crest and a sword at his side raises one hand against diagonal rain streaks, while a red-lacquered stage table holds a bell and cups at right. The color woodblock print in hosoban format shows a kabuki stage figure in dramatic costume.

Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Date: c. 1775
Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1770 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1780).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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Kabuki Actor in Rain, Color Woodblock Print by Katsukawa Shunsho

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