/internal/media/dispatcher/1095071/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTea Bowl for the Element of Earth, Cherry-wood Charcoal for the Element of Fire; Highly Auspicious (Chawan no kisei, sakura sumi no kasei, daikichi): Actor Sawamura Gennosuke I (=Sawamura Sōjūrō IV) and the Tea Ceremony, from the series Auspicious Combinations for the Various Arts (Shogei aioi tsukushi)about late 1800s–early 1810sKikukawa EizanKataiVertical ōban; 35.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.302080MFA impressions: 11.17756, 11.30208
The actor changed his name from Sawamura Gennosuke I to Sawamura Sōjūrō IV in the 11th month of 1811; it is not clear whether this print was published before or after the name change.Prints35.800000000022616801