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初代中村仲蔵の荵売実ハ大日坊亡魂
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as a Fern Seller (Shinobu-uri), actually the Ghost of Dainichibô
初代中村仲蔵の荵売実ハ大日坊亡魂
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1779 (An'ei 8), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.2 x 14.5 cm (12 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4176
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #407 (described, but no photo)
DescriptionDiptych: 21.4176 (left), 21.4236 (right); no VR
Play: Edo Meisho Midori Soga
Theater: Morita
江戸名所緑曽我（えどめいしょみどりそが）
森田
Play: Edo Meisho Midori Soga
Theater: Morita
江戸名所緑曽我（えどめいしょみどりそが）
森田
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.