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傀儡師 「太夫子 市村満蔵」
Actor Ichimura Manzô, a Rising Star (Tayûko), as a Puppeteer
傀儡師 「太夫子 市村満蔵」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1737 (Genbun 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.7 x 15 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6635
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 1992
Description"Tayûko" is a young actor who is expected to star in female roles in the near future. Ichimura Manzô was the childhood name, used from 1731 to 1745, of the actor who later became Ichimura Uzaemon IX (1725-1785).
Signed
Yamato gakô Okumura Toshinobu hitsu
大和画工 奥村利信筆
大和画工 奥村利信筆
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.