Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Soga no Jûrô (R), Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Kyô no Jirô (C), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Gorô (L) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Soga no Jûrô (R), Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Kyô no Jirô (C), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Gorô (L)

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Soga no Jûrô (R), Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Kyô no Jirô (C), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Gorô (L)

三代目沢村宗十郎の曽我十郎　　五代目市川団十郎の金てこの三本名京ノ次郎　　二代目市川門之助の曽我五郎

Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Japanese

Edo period

1782 (Tenmei 2), 1st month

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

Dimensions Hosoban triptych; 31.3 x 42.9 cm (12 5/16 x 16 7/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7143-5

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 21.7143 (left), 21.7144 (center), 21.7145 (right)

Play: Nanakusa Yosooi Soga
Theater: Nakamura
七種粧曽我（ななくさよそおいそが）
中村

Signed Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.