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Actors, from the series Chûgiden

Actors, from the series Chûgiden

Ryûsai Shigeharu (Japanese, 1803–1853)

Japanese

Edo period

1849 (Kaei 2), 3rd month

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

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 25 x 17.4 cm (9 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection

Accession Number08.541.19

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Another print in the series: Keyes, Theatrical World (1973), p. 235 (no photo)

DescriptionTheater: Chikugo (Ônishi)

Signed Kunishige
国重

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)