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二代目藤村半太夫の大磯の虎
Actor Fujimura Handayû II as Ôiso no Tora
二代目藤村半太夫の大磯の虎
Japanese
Edo period
about 1715 (Shôtoku 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (tan-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Vertical ô-ôban; 52 x 31.7 cm (20 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #3; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0414; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #32; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 8; Gunsaulus, AIC cat. I (1955), p. 50, #6
DescriptionPlay: Bandô Ichi Kotobuki Soga
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Torii Kiyomasu
鳥居清倍
鳥居清倍
Marks
Artist's seal: Kiyomasu
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)