Title: The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Date: 1770
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 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (28.6 x 13.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Louis V. Ledoux, 1931
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Actors, term: Axes