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二代目市川八百蔵の曽我五郎
Actor Ichikawa Yaozô II as Soga no Gorô
二代目市川八百蔵の曽我五郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.7 x 14 cm (11 11/16 x 5 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 Number54.474
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Print by Bunchô of the same role: Ukiyo-e zenshû 5 (1957), fig. 10
DescriptionPlay (shosa): Tsurigitsune Haru no Rangiku
Play (main feature): Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga
Theater: Nakamura
釣狐春乱菊（つりぎつねはるのらんぎく）
鏡池俤曽我（かがみがいけおもかげそが）
中村
Play (main feature): Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga
Theater: Nakamura
釣狐春乱菊（つりぎつねはるのらんぎく）
鏡池俤曽我（かがみがいけおもかげそが）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)