Title: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Date: ca. 1771
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: H. 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Men, term: Actors