Actors Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Motome (R) and Arashi Rikan III as Omiwa (L), in Imoseyama Onna Teikin
「もとめ 実川延三郎」(初代) 「おみわ 嵐璃寛」(三代目) 「妹背山婦女庭訓」
Japanese
Edo period
1870 (Meiji 3), 4th month
Dimensions
Vertical chûban diptych; 23.9 x 35.8 cm (9 7/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Accession Number
08.542.24a-b
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin
Theater: Kita Shinchi
妹背山婦女庭訓(いもせやまおんあていきん)
北新地
Signed
Yoshitaki ga
芳瀧画
Provenance
By date unknown, Alfred Greenough Collection, Boston, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker, Milton, MA; 1908, bequest of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 17, 2007)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection