Actor Ichikawa Hakuen II (Ichikawa Ebizō V) as Jiraiya – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actor Ichikawa Hakuen II (Ichikawa Ebizō V) as Jiraiya

Actor Ichikawa Hakuen II (Ichikawa Ebizō V) as Jiraiya

「児雷也」　二代目市川白猿（五代目市川海老蔵）

Gosōtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Publisher: Kawaoto (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 8th 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 Number08.541.23

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari
Theater: Naka
児雷也豪傑譚話（じらいやごうけつものがたり）
中

Signed Hirosada
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)