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accession number:	1921.314.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.314.a
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Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake, 1781. Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 31 x 14.5 cm (12 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.314.a

title:				Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake
title in original language:	二代目市川門之助の卜部季末武
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creation date:			1781
creation date earliest:		1781
creation date latest:		1781
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creditline:			Gift from J. H. Wade
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 31 x 14.5 cm (12 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signature: Shunzan ga
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1934-09-05T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 5-October 28, 1934).

	title:		Japan's Floating World (Japanese art rotation) 235
	opening date:   2022-04-08T04:00:00
	<i>Japan's Floating World (Japanese art rotation) 235</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 8-October 9, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1921
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1921–
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wall description:
This print is part of a triptych (a composition of three prints) that shows actors portraying three of the four famed protectors of imperial regent Minamoto Yorimitsu (948?–1021). Collectively, they are known as his Shitennō (四天王), or “Four Heavenly Kings,” after the Buddhist deities who guard the four cardinal directions. The characters are indicated by the large house crests on their robes.
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