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大谷徳治の奴袖助
Actor Ôtani Tokuji as the Footman (Yakko) Sodesuke
大谷徳治の奴袖助
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color, and mica on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7250
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #s 36-7; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), #9; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #11
DescriptionPlay: Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga
Theater: Miyako
花菖蒲文禄曽我（はなあやめぶんろくそが）
都
Theater: Miyako
花菖蒲文禄曽我（はなあやめぶんろくそが）
都
Signed
Tôshûsai Sharaku ga
東洲斎写楽画
東洲斎写楽画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Collectors' seals: Wakai Oyaji, ?
改印：極
Collectors' seals: Wakai Oyaji, ?
改印：極
ProvenanceSeptember 1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.