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三代目大谷廣右衛門の髭の伊久
Actor Ôtani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyû
三代目大谷廣右衛門の髭の伊久
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1764 (Hôreki 14/Meiwa 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.6 x 14.5 cm (12 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), list #64, pl. 23; Yamamura & Machida, Shibai nishiki-e shûsei (1919), #127
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych. According to Clark, the diptych is the earliest known print designed by Shunshô and also the earliest known example of commercial full-color printing.
If the identification of 21.4748 in Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981) is correct, then it is another full-color print depicting the same play.
Play: Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga
Theater: Nakamura
人来鳥春告曽我（ひときどりはるつげそが）
中村
If the identification of 21.4748 in Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981) is correct, then it is another full-color print depicting the same play.
Play: Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga
Theater: Nakamura
人来鳥春告曽我（ひときどりはるつげそが）
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.