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初代中村玉七の口上と四代目中村歌右衛門の死絵
Actor Nakamura Tamashichi I Greeting the Audience, with Memorial Portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV
初代中村玉七の口上と四代目中村歌右衛門の死絵
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.1 x 18.4 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Fûryû Rokkasen
Theater: Naka
After the death of Utaemon IV, who had played all five of the male poets, Tamashichi took over his roles in the play.
六歌仙
中
Theater: Naka
After the death of Utaemon IV, who had played all five of the male poets, Tamashichi took over his roles in the play.
六歌仙
中
Signed
Hirosada
広貞
広貞
ProvenanceBy date unknown, Alfred Greenough Collection, Boston, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker, Milton, MA; 1908, bequest of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 17, 2007)