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「東扇」 初代中村仲蔵
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I, from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi)
「東扇」 初代中村仲蔵
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1775 (An'ei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Double aiban; 46 x 33 cm (18 1/8 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4296
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), p. 208, n. 2 (described but not illustrated); Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 7 (1980), p. 138
DescriptionProbably in the role of Kudô Suketsune in Iromoyô Aoyagi Soga at the Nakamura Theater in the 1st month of 1775. A similar costume is shown on 11.18814.
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
ProvenanceNovember 1912, 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.