Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as Kagekiyo (Nise Gorô)

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as Kagekiyo (Nise Gorô)

二代目市川海老蔵の景清（にせ五郎）

Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706–1763)
Publisher: Urokogataya Magobei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1752 (Hôreki 2), 1st month (?)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 43.1 x 31 cm (16 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Credit Line John Ware Willard Fund

Accession Number47.231

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #11; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0771; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #107; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 29

DescriptionPlay: Yuzuriha Sugatami Soga
Theater: Ichimura
楪姿見曽我（ゆずりはすがたみそが）
市村

Signed Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
鳥居清倍筆

Marks Artist's seal: Kiyomasu

Provenance1947, sold by H. Yatsuhashi to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1947)