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Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as the Brushcutter (Shibakari) Eisaku


初代中村仲蔵
Katsukawa Shunjô (Japanese, died in 1787)
Japanese
Edo period
1779 (An'ei 8), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 32.6 x 14.9 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6041
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych.

Triptych: 11.18462-3 (left and center sheets), 21.6041 (right sheet); no VR

Play (kaomise): Utakurabe Tôsei Moyô
Theater: Morita
倭歌競当世模様(うたくらべとうせいもよう)
森田
Signed Katsukawa Shunjô ga
勝川春常画
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.