Actors, from right: Ichikawa Yaozô III as a Samurai, Nakamura Rikô I as a courtesan, Iwai Hanshirô IV as a Waitress, and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as a Samurai – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actors, from right: Ichikawa Yaozô III as a Samurai, Nakamura Rikô I as a courtesan, Iwai Hanshirô IV as a Waitress, and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as a Samurai

Actors, from right: Ichikawa Yaozô III as a Samurai, Nakamura Rikô I as a courtesan, Iwai Hanshirô IV as a Waitress, and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as a Samurai

三代目市川八百蔵、初代中村里好　四代目岩井半四郎、五代目市川団十郎

Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1784 (Tenmei 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Uncut diptych on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.8 x 31.3 cm (9 x 12 5/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6140

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Shunkô ga (on each design)
春好画

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 450); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.