Actors Ichikawa Komazô III as Soga no Gorô (R) and Asao Tamesaburô I as Soga no Jûrô (L) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actors Ichikawa Komazô III as Soga no Gorô (R) and Asao Tamesaburô I as Soga no Jûrô (L)

Actors Ichikawa Komazô III as Soga no Gorô (R) and Asao Tamesaburô I as Soga no Jûrô (L)

三代目市川高麗蔵の曽我五郎　　初代浅尾為三郎の曽我十郎

Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)

Japanese

Edo period

1787 (Tenmei 7), 1st month

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

Dimensions Hosoban diptych; 31.3 x 28.7 cm (12 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6134-5

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionDiptych: 21.6134 (left), 21.6135 (right)

Play: Yuki Nazuna Saiwai Soga
Theater: Kiri
雪薺幸曽我
桐

Signed Shunkô ga (on each sheet)
春好画

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.