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Actor Ichikawa Ebizô as Shibuya Konnomaru Masatoshi in a Shibaraku scene


市川鰕蔵(先の五代目市川団十郎)の渋谷金王丸昌俊
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1791 (Kansei 3), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 30.2 x 14.3 cm (11 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5971
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Kin no Menuki Genke no Kakutsuba (The Golden Sword Decoration and the Square Sword Guard of the Minamoto Family)
Theater: Ichimura
金◇◇源家角鐔(きんのめぬきげんけのかくつば)
市村

On this occasion, the former Ichikawa Danjûrô V changed his name to Ichikawa Ebizô, while his son Ichikawa Ebizô IV (with a different spelling) became Ichikawa Danjûrô VI.
Signed Shun'ei ga
春英画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.