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中村座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Nakamura Theater
中村座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
33.8 x 47.2 cm (13 5/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1612
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionKaomise banzuke produced to advertise the annual "face showing" ceremony at the Nakamura Theater (Edo) in celebration of the opening of the new kabuki year and the theater's newly formed acting troupe. Published on the 1st day of the 11th lunar month of Kaei 3 (1850) by Murayama Genbei.
顔見世番付
中村座、江戸
嘉永03(1850) ・11月・01日より
「嘉永三庚戌年/戌霜月朔日」
版元備考： 村山 源兵衛
顔見世番付
中村座、江戸
嘉永03(1850) ・11月・01日より
「嘉永三庚戌年/戌霜月朔日」
版元備考： 村山 源兵衛
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ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)