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河原崎座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Kawarazaki Theater
河原崎座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
33.8 x 48.1 cm (13 5/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1511
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1489, 00.1503, 00.1511
Kaomise banzuke produced to advertise the annual "face showing" ceremony at the Kawarazaki 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 Yamazakiya Gonzaburô.
顔見世番付
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永03(1850) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永三戌年霜月朔日」
版元備考： 山崎屋 権三郎
Kaomise banzuke produced to advertise the annual "face showing" ceremony at the Kawarazaki 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 Yamazakiya Gonzaburô.
顔見世番付
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永03(1850) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永三戌年霜月朔日」
版元備考： 山崎屋 権三郎
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
絵師鳥居清満筆
絵師鳥居清満筆
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)