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坂東彦三郎 「？ 三幅対右」
Actor Bando Hikosaburô I, right sheet of a triptych
坂東彦三郎 「？ 三幅対右」
Torii Kiyonobu II (Japanese, active about 1725–1760)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1745 (Enkyô 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.7 x 13.1 cm (11 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0219
DescriptionIn early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.
Signed
Gakô Torii Kiyonobu shô hitsu
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.