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三代目松本幸四郎の極院千右衛門（雁金五人男の内）
Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô III as Gokuin Sen'emon
三代目松本幸四郎の極院千右衛門（雁金五人男の内）
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 14.1 cm (12 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4765
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nagata et al, The New York and New Jersey Ukiyo-e Collection (exh. cat., 1997), #122; Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), pp. 104-5; Michener, Floating World (1954), #41
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4090 (unsigned), 21.4765 (with signature; different colors)
Two sheets of a pentapytych (?): 21.4764, 21.4765
Play: Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane
Play (main feature): Ayatsuri Kabuki Ôgi
Theater: Nakamura
男作五鳫金（おとこだていつつかりがね）
操歌舞妓扇（あやつりかぶきおうぎ）
中村
Two sheets of a pentapytych (?): 21.4764, 21.4765
Play: Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane
Play (main feature): Ayatsuri Kabuki Ôgi
Theater: Nakamura
男作五鳫金（おとこだていつつかりがね）
操歌舞妓扇（あやつりかぶきおうぎ）
中村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
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.