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二代目坂田半五郎の布袋市右衛門 初代坂東三津五郎の安の平兵衛
Actors Sakata Hangorô II as Hotei Ichiemon (R) and Bandô Mitsugorô I as An no Heibei (L)
二代目坂田半五郎の布袋市右衛門 初代坂東三津五郎の安の平兵衛
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1780 (An'ei 9), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 31 x 28 cm (12 3/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4191-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #435 (three sheets of the pentaptych)
DescriptionDiptych (two sheets of a pentaptych): 21.4191 (left), 21.4192 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.18827 (one sheet, same as 21.4191), 21.4191-2 (two sheets)
Main play: Hatsumonbi Kuruwa Soga
Additional play, added in the 2nd month: Gonin Otoko
Theater: Nakamura
初紋日郭曽我（はつもんびくるわそが）
五人男（ごにんおとこ）
中村
MFA impressions: 11.18827 (one sheet, same as 21.4191), 21.4191-2 (two sheets)
Main play: Hatsumonbi Kuruwa Soga
Additional play, added in the 2nd month: Gonin Otoko
Theater: Nakamura
初紋日郭曽我（はつもんびくるわそが）
五人男（ごにんおとこ）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画
春章画
ProvenanceNovember 1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.