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Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as Chôemon and Segawa Kikunojô III as Ohan


四代目松本幸四郎の帯屋長右衛門、三代目瀬川菊之丞のおはん
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1781 (An'ei 10/Tenmei 1), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical aiban; 32.7 x 22.9 cm (12 7/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number34.378
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #468, pl. 97
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4371, 34.378

Play (second feature, 1 of 3 on alternate days): Ohan Chôemon Michiyuki Segawa no Adanami
Play (main feature): Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga
Theater: Ichimura
The main feature opened in the 2nd month and ran to the 4th month. Beginning in the 3rd month, the second feature consisted of three different romantic dance plays rotating in a three-day cycle.

おはん長右衛門 道行瀬川の仇浪(おはんちょうえもんみちゆきせがわのあだなみ)
劇所花万代曽我(かぶきのはなばんだいそが)
市村
Signed Shunshô ga
春章画
Provenance1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)