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Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as (Soga) Jûrô Sukenari, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)


「忠孝武勇伝 十郎助なり」 初代実川延三郎
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 24.1 x 16.8 cm (9 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.45
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #68
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Soga Kamakura Daijin
Theater: Naka
Signed Hirosada
広貞
ProvenanceBy 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)