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「もじこもそう」 二代目市川団十郎の曽我の五郎と初代中村竹三郎の少将
Komusô Made Out of Characters (Moji komosô): Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as Soga no Gorô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as Shôshô
「もじこもそう」 二代目市川団十郎の曽我の五郎と初代中村竹三郎の少将
Japanese
Edo period
1715 (Shôtoku 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 29 x 40.2 cm (11 7/16 x 15 13/16 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2925
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0362; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #34; Gunsaulus, AIC cat. I (1955), p. 54, #12
DescriptionPlay: Bandô Ichi Kotobuki Soga
Theater: Nakamura
One of six prints (53.2920-5) from an album (53.2919) formerly belonging to Ôta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, 1749-1823).
坂東一寿曽我（ばんどういちことぶきそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
One of six prints (53.2920-5) from an album (53.2919) formerly belonging to Ôta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, 1749-1823).
坂東一寿曽我（ばんどういちことぶきそが）
中村
Signed
Torii Kiyomasu
鳥居清倍
鳥居清倍
Marks
Artist's seal: Kiyomasu
ProvenanceÔta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, b. 1749 - d. 1823), Japan (dates of ownership not established). 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)