Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677)
after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543)
1651
Art Institute of Chicago
Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677)
after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543)
1651
Art Institute of Chicago
Katsukawa Shunshô
Japanese, 1726-1792
The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as the Old Hag Karashi Baba, Wife of Sanshodayu, and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Shirotae, Wife of Sano Genzaemon, in a Scene from Part Two of the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki (The Ever-Blooming Potted Tree), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1769, c. 1769
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Don’t push me ‘cuz I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
Uh huh ha ha ha
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under