Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Yamanaka Shikanosuke

「山中鹿之助　市川門之助」　（二代）

Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Japanese

Edo period

1778 (An'ei 7), autumn

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

Dimensions Hosoban; 29.3 x 13.6 cm (11 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.41.4

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #342 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #386; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #89, pl. V

DescriptionPlay: Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
Theater: Nakamura
伊達競阿国戯場（だてくらべおくにかぶき）
中村

Signed Kiyonaga ga
清長画

Provenance1940, anonymous gift to the MFA (in compliance with Chie Hirano's wish). (Accession date: June 13, 1940)