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Actor Sanjô Kantarô II as the Courtesan Katsuragi (Keisei Katsuragi)


「傾城かつらき 三条かん太郎」(二代目三条勘太郎)
Torii Kiyoshige (Japanese, active 1720–1760)
Publisher: Ômiya Kuhei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1730 (Kyôhô 15)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions Hosoban; 31.8 x 15.7 cm (12 1/2 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5668
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 1313; Ukiyo-e taisei 2 (1931), #202
Signed Gakô Torii Kiyoshige hitsu
画工鳥居清重筆
Marks Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#529); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.