Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô III as the Thief (Nusubito) Yoine no Nisuke and Nakamura Nakazô I as His Servant (Shimobe) Shunpei – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô III as the Thief (Nusubito) Yoine no Nisuke and Nakamura Nakazô I as His Servant (Shimobe) Shunpei

Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô III as the Thief (Nusubito) Yoine no Nisuke and Nakamura Nakazô I as His Servant (Shimobe) Shunpei

三代目松本幸四郎の盗人宵寝の仁助、初代中村仲蔵の下部春平

Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Japanese

Edo period

1768 (Meiwa 5), 8th month

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

Dimensions Hosoban; 30.5 x 13.6 cm (12 x 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4318

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Tenjiku Tokubei Kokyô no Torikaji
Theater: Nakamura
天竺徳兵衛故郷取舵（てんじくとくべいこきょうのとりかじ）
中村

Signed (seal only)

Marks Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)

ProvenanceDecember 1916, 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.