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Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Fujiwara Shihei


七代目片岡仁左衛門 の藤原時平
Printed by: Takenaka Seihachi (Japanese, born in 1935)
Blockcutter: Hiroshi Fujizawa (Japanese)
After: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Heisei-era reproduction of Edo-period design
2005 (Heisei 17)

Medium/Technique Shina-veneer woodblock print; Ink and color on Echizen washi paper
Dimensions 39 x 26.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Takenaka Kenji and Takenaka Seihachi
Accession Number2006.1203
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionEdition: 57/100
Papermaker: Ichibei Iwano 9th

Based on a print originally made for the production of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami at the Miyako Theater from the 7th month of 1796 (Kansei 8).
Provenance2006, given to the MFA from the artist's son.