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Actor Nakamura Sukegorô I, aka Gyoraku, as Tsuribariya Torosuke, Real Name (Honmyô) Saburô Terutsuna the Wrestler (Rikishi)


「釣針(つりばり)屋五郎介本名力士三郎照綱(てるつな) 中村助五郎 魚楽」 (初代中村助五郎)
Torii Kiyomitsu I (Japanese, 1735–1785)
Publisher: Yamashiroya (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1759 (Hôreki 9), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 31.1 x 14.5 cm (12 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8143
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0869
DescriptionPlay: Shôgaichi Kaomise Matsuri
Theater: Nakamura
薑市顔鏡祭(しょうがいちかおみせまつり)
中村
Signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga
鳥居清満画
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.