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五代目市川団十郎の三浦平太夫国妙、四代目市川海老蔵の奴いせ海老あかん平
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Miura Heidayû Kunitae and Ichikawa Ebizô IV as the Footman (Yakko) Ise-ebi Akanbei
五代目市川団十郎の三浦平太夫国妙、四代目市川海老蔵の奴いせ海老あかん平
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1782 (Tenmei 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.8 x 14.5 cm (12 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode
Theater: Nakamura
五代源氏貢振袖（ごだいげんじみつぎのふりそで）
中村
The child actor Ichikawa Tokuzô, who had been adopted by Danjûrô V, took the name Ichikawa Ebizô IV at this performance; he went on to become Danjûrô VI in 1791.
Theater: Nakamura
五代源氏貢振袖（ごだいげんじみつぎのふりそで）
中村
The child actor Ichikawa Tokuzô, who had been adopted by Danjûrô V, took the name Ichikawa Ebizô IV at this performance; he went on to become Danjûrô VI in 1791.
Signed
Shunkô ga
春好画
春好画
Marks
Collector's seal: Minamoto
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)