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二代目市川海老蔵の花川戸助六
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as Hanakawado Sukeroku
二代目市川海老蔵の花川戸助六
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
1749 (Kan'en 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Wide hashira-e; 71.8 x 24.7 cm (28 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5738
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Art Mus., Shoki ukiyo-e ten (2016), cat. no. 140; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 1 (1960), #267; Ukiyo-e zenshû I (1957), fig. 126
DescriptionPlay (Jôruri): Sukeroku Kuruwa no Iezakura
Play (main feature): Otoko Moji Soga Monogatari
Theater: Nakamura
助六廓家桜（すけろくくるわのいえざくら）
男文字曽我物語（おとこもじそがものがたり）
中村
Play (main feature): Otoko Moji Soga Monogatari
Theater: Nakamura
助六廓家桜（すけろくくるわのいえざくら）
男文字曽我物語（おとこもじそがものがたり）
中村
Signed
Hôgetsudô hashira-e kongen Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu shôhitsu
Marks
Artist's seal: Tanchôsai
InscriptionsPoem: Wakayagi de/ ebira no ume ya/ nido no kake
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.