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Memorial Portrait of the Famous Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX (Meiyû Kudaime Ichikawa Danjûrô); Parody of The Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan)


「名優九代目市川団十郎」  (死絵、見立涅槃図)
Japanese
Meiji era
1903 (Meiji 36)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.1 x 71.3 cm (14 3/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Accession NumberRES.53.45-7
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hattori, Ichikawa Danjûrô daidai (2002), #197; Hayashi, "Shini-e" (II), Ukiyo-e geijutsu 46 (1975), p. 18, fig. 43
DescriptionTriptych: RES.53.45 (left), RES.53.46 (center), RES.53.47 (right)
Signed Kôchôrô Hôsai (on right sheet only)
香蝶楼豊斎
Provenance1953, anonymous gift to the MFA.