Actor Bandô Hikosaburô III as Obiya Chôemon
三代目坂東彦三郎の帯屋長右衛門
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 7th month
Artist Tôshûsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–1795), Publisher Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #110; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), reference #C; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #051
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30 x 15 cm (11 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.7259
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play: Nihon Matsu Mutsu Sodachi (Two Pine Trees Raised in Mutsu Province)
Theater: Kawarazaki
二本松陸奥生長（にほんまつむつそだち）
河原崎
Signed
Tôshûsai Sharaku ga
東洲斎写楽画
Markings
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
Provenance
December 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection