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三代目中島勘左衛門の高師直
Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Kô no Moronao
三代目中島勘左衛門の高師直
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.4 x 14.6 cm (12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.1295
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #526 (attr. Shunshô, dated 5/1786)
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 06.1295 (right sheet only), 54.469-70 (complete diptych)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
MFA impressions: 06.1295 (right sheet only), 54.469-70 (complete diptych)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar)
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross