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二代目嵐竜蔵ヵ
Actor Arashi Ryûzô II ?
二代目嵐竜蔵ヵ
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Falsely attributed to: Tôshûsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–1795)
Falsely attributed to: Tôshûsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–1795)
Japanese
Edo period
1790s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7270
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asia Soc., Treasures of Asian Art (2016), fig. 253 (unaltered original); Maybon, Le Theatre Japonais (1925), pl. 31 (unaltered original)
DescriptionThe print was altered by the removal of the real signature and the substitution of a false Sharaku signature, which also includes the censor's seal and a false publisher's mark for Tsutaya Jûzaburô, Sharaku's publisher. The original publisher's mark, as seen on the impression illustrated by Maybon, was that of Tsuruya Kiemon.
Signed
False signature: Sharaku ga; original signature: Shun'ei ga
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Provenance1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 625); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.