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二代目坂田半五郎の鬚の意休
Actor Sakata Hangorō II as Hige no Ikyū
二代目坂田半五郎の鬚の意休
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
1776 (An'ei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.9 x 13.4 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/4 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 NumberRES.54.71
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #307 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shūka 2 (1985), list #330, pl. 166; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #55, pl. III
DescriptionPlay: Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu Sakura
Theater: Ichimura
助六所縁はつ桜
市村
Theater: Ichimura
助六所縁はつ桜
市村
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)