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Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as An no Heibei


四代目松本幸四郎の安の平兵衛
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 32 x 14.4 cm (12 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6058
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionOne sheet of an incomplete polyptych, probably a pentaptych.

MFA impressions: 21.6058, 21.7317-9 (three sheets)

Play (second feature): Gonin Otoko
Play (main feature): Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga
Theater: Nakamura
五人男(ごにんおとこ)
江戸富士陽曽我(えどのふじわかやぎそが)
中村
Signed Shunkô ga
春好画
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.