Title: The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro I with His Sword Drawn in a Defiant Attitude
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Date: 1726–1792
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1726–1792
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (30.2 x 14.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Men, term: Actors