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Actor Sakata Hangorô III


三代目坂田半五郎
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Publisher: Ezakiya Kichibei (Tenjudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 30.4 x 13.6 cm (11 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5986
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Related designs: Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #s 183-4 (no date)
DescriptionPossibly the right sheet of a triptych. The other two sheets, illustrated in Ukiyo-e taikei 3, show Sawamura Sôjûrô III (center) and Ichikawa Yaozô III (left).
Signed Shun'ei ga
春英画
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.