Title: The Actor Onoye Matsusuke with Sword Held Above His Head with Both Hands
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Date: ca. 1778
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: Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Men, term: Women, term: Actors