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三代目市川海老蔵の雷神
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
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
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)