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Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Rokubei (R) and Ichikawa Yaozô III as Shiragiku (L)


五代目市川団十郎の六兵衛  三代目市川八百蔵の白菊
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1785 (Tenmei 5), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban diptych; 31.4 x 28.6 cm (12 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7278-9
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #598 (left sheet only)
DescriptionDiptych: 21.7278 (left), 21.7279 (right)

Play (shosa): Shinobu Koi Yanagi Katsurao
Play (main feature): Hatsuhana Mimasu Soga
Theater: Nakamura
荵恋柳ノ桂男(しのぶこいやなぎかつらお)
初花みます曽我(はつはなみますそが)
中村
Signed Shunkô ga (on each sheet)
春好画
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.