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二代目市川八百蔵のの徳兵衛 ヵ 茜屋半七 ヵ
Actor Ichikawa Yaozô II as Tokubei (in 1767.2) OR as Akaneya Hanshichi (in 1768.8)
二代目市川八百蔵のの徳兵衛 ヵ 茜屋半七 ヵ
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1767 (Meiwa 4), 2nd month OR 1768 (Meiwa 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.3 x 14.7 cm (11 9/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4686
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), fig. 78 (L only); Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #71 (R) and #173 (L); Waterhouse, Harunobu and His Age (1964), #1 (L only, no date)
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 06.1038VR (complete diptych: 06.1038, 11.18524), 21.4686 (right sheet only)
Play: Yo ni Ôsaka Nitsui no Myôto
Theater: Ichimura, 1767.2
OR
Play: Michiyuki Obana ga Tsuyu
Theater: Nakamura, 1768.8
世大阪二対女夫（よにおほさかについのめうと）、市村ヵ
道行尾花が露（みちゆきおばながつゆ）、中村ヵ
MFA impressions: 06.1038VR (complete diptych: 06.1038, 11.18524), 21.4686 (right sheet only)
Play: Yo ni Ôsaka Nitsui no Myôto
Theater: Ichimura, 1767.2
OR
Play: Michiyuki Obana ga Tsuyu
Theater: Nakamura, 1768.8
世大阪二対女夫（よにおほさかについのめうと）、市村ヵ
道行尾花が露（みちゆきおばながつゆ）、中村ヵ
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin (lot 240); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.