Five Men of the Karigane Gang

Original Language Title雁金五人男

Artist Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726 - 1792)

Dateca. 1780

MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsOverall (hosoban): 12 1/8 × 5 13/16 inches (30.8 × 14.76 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number32-143/71 A

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DescriptionThe print depicts an actor from Karigane gonin otoko 雁金五人男 (the Five Men of the Karigane Gang), which is a play produced at the Nakamura Theater during the second month in 1780. The print is in hosoban nishiki-e format.

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