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Actor Arashi Shichigorô III in a Double Role, possibly Sadakurô and Yoichibei


三代目嵐七五郎
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1797–8 (Kansei 9–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 29.4 x 13.6 cm (11 9/16 x 5 3/8 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.54.143
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.6093, RES.54.143

Arashi Shichigorô III used the name from 1797.11 until his death in 1798.11.
Signed Shunkô ga
春好画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)