Actor Ichikawa Ebizô III as the Thunder God (Raijin), an incarnation of Sugawara Michizane

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizô III as the Thunder God (Raijin), an incarnation of Sugawara Michizane

三代目市川海老蔵の雷神

Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Japanese

Edo period

1776 (An'ei 5), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Hosoban; 31.3 x 14.2 cm (12 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams

Accession Number20.21

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #339; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 1 (1960), #898; Ukiyo-e zenshû 5 (1957), pl. 27 (different date, role); Michener, Floating World (1954), #43

DescriptionMFA impressions: 20.21, 21.4358

Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
市村

Signed Shunshô ga
春章画

ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)