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Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Shirotae


初代中村歌右衛門のからし婆、三代目芳沢崎之助の白妙
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1769 (Meiwa 6), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 32.5 x 15 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4328
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #101, pl. 39; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 1 (1960), #587
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.587, 21.4328

Play (kaomise): Kawaranu Hana Sakae Hachi-no-ki
Theater: Nakamura
常花栄鉢木(かわらぬはなさかえはちのき)
中村
Signed (this impression unsigned; Shunshô ga on 06.587 and on AIC and TNM impressions)
無款
ProvenanceDecember 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.