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Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series known as Folded Love Letters


封じ文 「まつはや内 染之介」
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 29.8 x 13.9 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4743
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #24
Signed Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
Marks Artist's seal: Mori uji
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.