Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen

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Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen

「清水清玄」八代目市川団十郎

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36 x 26 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.52.10

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21563-4 (complete diptych), 11.43748a-b (complete diptych), RES.52.10 (right sheet only)

Play: Koigoromo Karigane-zome
Theater: Kawarazaki
恋衣雁金染（こいごろもかりがねぞめ）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、01・13

Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)

Marks Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
彫師：なし

Provenance1952, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.