Bando Hikosaburo III Holding a Hand Pupper
- Date:
- mid 1770s
- Medium:
- color woodblock print
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Description
A single actor stands in three-quarter view against a plain grey-tan ground and olive-green floor, holding aloft a horse hand puppet on a long striped pole gripped in his raised right hand. He wears a layered kimono and outer robe in soft peach, tan, and brown tones, patterned with circular medallions, swirling wave motifs, and crest-like roundels, his hair dressed in a topknot with a small hairpin ornament. His head is turned to the right in profile with a slightly pursed mouth, and the artist's signature and a red seal appear in the lower left corner. Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Bando Hikosaburo III Holding a Hand Pupper was created by Katsukawa Shunshō (勝川春章) in mid 1770s.