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Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Representing Komachi at Sekidera (Sekidera), from the series Parodies of the Seven Komachi (Mitate Nana Komachi)


「見立七小町 関寺」五代目松本幸四郎
Attributed to: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1820s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 19.3 x 12.6 cm (7 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9319
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Forrer, Surimono (2013), #209
DescriptionSix prints from the series of seven: 21.9315 to 21.9320. According to Forrer, made for the Katsushika Mimasuren.
Signed Unsigned
無款
Inscriptions「おもかけのかはして年のつもれかしたとへ命ニ限りあるとも」
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.