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「忠孝武勇伝 虎御ぜん」 二代目中山南枝
Actor Nakayama Nanshi II as Tora Gozen, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)
「忠孝武勇伝 虎御ぜん」 二代目中山南枝
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.1 x 16.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.50
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #60; Keyes, PMA cat. 91973), #40b
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Soga Kamakura Daijin
Theater: Naka
Theater: Naka
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)