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二代目吾妻藤蔵の宗任女房うとふ実ハ出羽の国平賀のたかの精霊
Actor Azuma Tôzô II as Munetô's Wife Utô, Actually the Spirit of Hiraga no Taka in Dewa Province
二代目吾妻藤蔵の宗任女房うとふ実ハ出羽の国平賀のたかの精霊
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.8 x 14.7 cm (11 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4723
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 030-0148
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4722, 21.4723
Play: Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Dance number (shosa): Oshiegusa Yoshiwara Suzume, with nagauta music
Theater: Ichimura
興行名:男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
所作題:教草吉原雀（おしえぐさよしわらすずめ） 音曲:長唄
市村
Play: Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Dance number (shosa): Oshiegusa Yoshiwara Suzume, with nagauta music
Theater: Ichimura
興行名:男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
所作題:教草吉原雀（おしえぐさよしわらすずめ） 音曲:長唄
市村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.