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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
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
33.8 x 48.2 cm (13 5/16 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1520
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1495, 00.1510, 00.1520
Kaomise banzuke for the Kawarazaki Theater's annual "face showing " ceremony that opened the new kabuki season and presented the theater's newly formed acting troupe. The banzuke was published around the 1st day of the 11th lunar month of Kaei 1 (1848) by Yamazakiya Gonzaburô.
顔見世番付
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永０１(1848) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永元戊申年、申霜月朔日」
版元備考： 山崎屋 権三郎
Kaomise banzuke for the Kawarazaki Theater's annual "face showing " ceremony that opened the new kabuki season and presented the theater's newly formed acting troupe. The banzuke was published around the 1st day of the 11th lunar month of Kaei 1 (1848) by Yamazakiya Gonzaburô.
顔見世番付
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永０１(1848) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永元戊申年、申霜月朔日」
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)