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Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Travelling Nun (Bikuni)


初代尾上松助の比丘尼
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1787 (Tenmei 7), 5th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 32.6 x 14.9 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4237
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionOne of three roles played by Matsusuke in a dance play.
Play (second feature, jôruri): Midaresaki Hana no Irogoromo
Play (main feature): Keisei Ide no Yamabuki
Theater: Nakamura
乱咲花色衣(みだれさきはないろごろも)、2番目
けいせい井堤☆(けいせいいでのやまぶき)
中村
Signed Shunshô ga
春章画
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.