Shibaraku of Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, from the series Acting Skills of the Ichikawa Family, a Triptych (Mimasuke no gei, sanmai tsuzuki)

「三升家のげい　三枚続」　七代目市川団十郎の暫

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1818–24 (early Bunsei era)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

Dimensions Shikishiban; 21.3 x 18.3 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9280

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chiba Museum, Edo no surimono (1997), #32; Christie's Sale Catalogue #7576 (October 23, 1992), lot #34

Signed Ôju Hokkei ga
応需北渓画

InscriptionsPoem by Kitsujuen Sanae (Gogawa Circle)
名の鰕も素襖の柿もたいたいに　やはりお江戸のかさりものなり　　橘樹園早苗