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「熊野びくに菊咲」 四代目市川小団次ヵ
Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV (?) as the Wandering Nun (Kumano bikuni) Kikuzaki
「熊野びくに菊咲」 四代目市川小団次ヵ
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 × 24.6 cm (14 × 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.3213.26
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe actor and performance have not yet been definitely identified. Ichikawa Kodanji IV appeared with Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII and Bandô Shûka I at the Nakamura Theater in 1853, but no record of this scene has been found.
<8>市川団十郎、<1>坂東しうか、<4>市川小団次が同座する嘉永3年度中村座のものと思われるが、該当する上演なし。番付要確認。
<8>市川団十郎、<1>坂東しうか、<4>市川小団次が同座する嘉永3年度中村座のものと思われるが、該当する上演なし。番付要確認。
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：福、村松
彫師：彫巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：福、村松
彫師：彫巳の