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北斎画譜 中編 翁
Actor as Okina, frontispiece to Vol. 2 of the book Hokusai gafu (An Album of Pictures by Hokusai)
北斎画譜 中編 翁
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
One page; 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe first picture in each of the three volumes of the book shows one of the three actors (Okina, Senzai, and Sanbasô) in the Nô play Okina, also adapted for the kabuki stage under the title Sanbasô and performed as a good-luck dance at the beginning of the performance day.
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
無款
無款
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)